analyse social variables such as unemployment and standard of living, and political variables such as corruption, political … (generalized method of moments). The study's findings demonstrate that high levels of unemployment in the Western Balkan region are … recommendations for the countries of the Western Balkan region are to create long-term sustainable employment policies and increase …

normal retirement age in Germany did not prolong employment of older men. The reason for this surprising result is that … employers encouraged their employees to use the bridge options unemployment or partial retirement instead of the early … retirement option for the long-term insured. Bridge options allowed employers to terminate employment considerably earlier than …

inclusive private employment. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and associated global economic crisis have posed a substantial …