Igor Tkalec
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View article: Unemployment Benefits in the EU: The Commission's Approach
Unemployment Benefits in the EU: The Commission's Approach Open
Unemployment insurance is a major component of European welfare regimes, whereby each EU member state has its own distinctive scheme. Despite falling under national competence, the European Commission has exercised pressure over this polic…
View article: Millennials and Early Retirement: An Exploratory Study
Millennials and Early Retirement: An Exploratory Study Open
The article explores the extent to which working conditions and health factors shape Millennials’ preferences to retire early in the European context. On the one hand, Millennials’ approach to life and work potentially implies a preference…
View article: Data Use in Evidence-Informed Policymaking (EIPM) as a Teaching Subject: Challenges and Pitfalls
Data Use in Evidence-Informed Policymaking (EIPM) as a Teaching Subject: Challenges and Pitfalls Open
This article examines evidence-informed policymaking from a teaching perspective. It especially focuses on data use within it. Based on the authors’ practical experience, the article proposes a conceptual frame for designing teaching mater…
View article: Social Investment Policies in the EU: Actively Concrete or Passively Abstract?
Social Investment Policies in the EU: Actively Concrete or Passively Abstract? Open
Against the historical-conceptual background of EU social policy and evolutionary governance, this article analyses the approach with which the EU propagates social investment policies. Social investment, understood as an active rather tha…
View article: Living in the EU : Work before the coronavirus crisis
Living in the EU : Work before the coronavirus crisis Open
The EU has been severely hit by the spread of the Covid-19 disease. Its impact extends well beyond public health, and the economic and social consequences of the pandemic are now a top priority for both the Member States and the EU institu…
View article: Risks of colossal wage growth : policy puzzle no.1
Risks of colossal wage growth : policy puzzle no.1 Open
Wages largely depend on productivity and directly reflect an economy’s income capacity. A prominent measure of wage growth is labour compensation per hour worked. Macroeconomic foundations including GDP growth, competitiveness, and consoli…
View article: Shaping the prospects for adequate pensions: the effect of policy guidelines under the European Semester
Shaping the prospects for adequate pensions: the effect of policy guidelines under the European Semester Open
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View article: Politicisation of statistics : policy puzzle no. 3
Politicisation of statistics : policy puzzle no. 3 Open
Data and statistical information inform decision-making processes. They have the potential to advance business operations (within the private sector) and societies at large (within the public/governmental sector). Official national statist…
View article: The Council’s Amendments to the Country-Specific Recommendations: More than just Cosmetics?
The Council’s Amendments to the Country-Specific Recommendations: More than just Cosmetics? Open
Country-specific recommendations (CSRs) are the main policy oriented output of the European Semester economic policy coordination. This article studies the reasoning behind the Council’s amendments to the Commission’s initial proposals of …
View article: Recent Changes in EU Economic Governance: Methodological and Institutional Dynamics
Recent Changes in EU Economic Governance: Methodological and Institutional Dynamics Open
A decade after the outbreak of the euro crisis, enough time has passed to assess its impact on EU economic governance. This Special Issue aims to identify the institutional dynamics that have occurred since the crisis by using methodologic…
View article: The Interplay between Active Ageing and Silver Economy – a QCA Analysis. 2017/03
The Interplay between Active Ageing and Silver Economy – a QCA Analysis. 2017/03 Open
Ageing, the most salient policy challenge of the 21st century, can convert into an economic venture. In order to grasp this aspiration, this paper examines the interplay between active ageing and the demand side of the silver economy from …