https://nordascend.com/index.php/ejedp <p>The European Journal of Economic Dynamics and Policy is a peer-reviewed academic publication that explores the complex interactions between economic theory, quantitative modeling, and policy analysis. It focuses on advancing understanding of dynamic processes that shape economic growth, financial stability, labor markets, and institutional development within Europe and beyond. By combining rigorous empirical research with innovative theoretical approaches, the journal provides a platform for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to discuss and evaluate strategies that influence economic performance, social welfare, and sustainable development in an increasingly interconnected global economy.</p> en-US European Journal of Economic Dynamics and Policy 2795-0557 https://nordascend.com/index.php/ejedp/article/view/61 This article examines how the system for preventing technology-enabled crime in Uzbekistan can be improved in the context of a sharp rise in threats related to cyber fraud and the theft of citizens’ funds through electronic payment instruments. According to official data, 863 technology-enabled crimes were recorded in 2019; by 2024 this figure had reached 58,800, and in 2025 cybercrimes totalled 76,852, accounting for 49.6% of all 155,002 registered crimes. The central problem of the study is the gap between the quantitative reach of prevention activities and citizens’ actual safe behaviour. Although more than 23 million people were reportedly reached by cyber-prevention awareness campaigns in the first half of 2026, international meta-analytic evidence shows that cybersecurity training affects knowledge and attitudes considerably more strongly than actual behaviour. Drawing on descriptive statistics, formal legal analysis, systems analysis and comparative analysis, the author proposes MKP-5, a five-stage adaptive model of targeted cyber prevention. The model integrates diagnosis, risk segmentation, scenario-based prevention, rapid warning and outcome measurement into a single feedback cycle. The article argues that the effectiveness of cyber prevention should be assessed not only by the number of people reached, but also by indicators of threat recognition, safe decision-making, speed of reporting, repeat victimisation and financial loss. MKP-5 is presented as a conceptual and applied model that requires pilot validation, not as an intervention whose causal effectiveness has already been demonstrated. Dostonbek Muhiddin-ugli Muysinov Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2026-10-08 2026-10-08 2 9 3 16 https://nordascend.com/index.php/ejedp/article/view/62 Public libraries represent a significant yet frequently undervalued public investment. In the United States alone, local governments allocate over twelve billion dollars annually to fund more than fifteen thousand public library systems, yet the economic returns generated by these expenditures have only recently begun to receive rigorous empirical attention. This article synthesizes the growing body of literature on the economic valuation of public libraries, examining the methodologies employed to quantify their value, the range of returns documented across diverse contexts, and the implications for public policy and library management. Drawing on studies employing return on investment analysis, social return on investment frameworks, contingent valuation, and quasi-experimental designs, the evidence consistently demonstrates that public libraries generate substantial positive economic returns, with benefit-cost ratios typically ranging from approximately 1.4 to 7.2 depending on methodology and context. Beyond direct service valuation, emerging research documents spillover effects including improved educational outcomes, support for entrepreneurship and workforce development, and community economic resilience. The article concludes by considering the limitations of current valuation approaches and identifying directions for future research that might more fully capture the multifaceted contributions of public libraries to local and national economies. Dilnavozxon Iqboljon-qizi Soliyeva Rashid Turgunbayev Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2026-10-08 2026-10-08 2 9 17 25