This paper studies a long short-term memory (LSTM)-based coherent mortality forecasting method for developing countries or regions. Many of such developing countries have experienced a rapid mortality decline over the past few decades. However, their recent mortality development trend is not...

As one of the founding fathers of the New Classical school of thought, Robert E. Lucas has made several important contributions. As such, his thinking had an immense impact on what later became modern mainstream macroeconomics (New Neoclassical Synthesis). In the present chapter, the focus is...

The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, aligned with the European Green Deal, emphasizes five pillars: climate action, circular economy, biodiversity, pollution control, and sustainable food systems. Soil condition is crucial for achieving these targets, highlighting the policy relevance of...