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03 May 2012
Michael Fuenfzig
The Catching-up Game
A recent paper by Dani Rodrik has an interesting observation about Georgia. The paper itself estimates the productivity growth rates of manufacturing firms, based on a UNIDO dataset covering 72 countries.
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01 May 2012
Ulrich Koester
From the Comments, on Tractors and Agriculture
A recent blog post on tractor service stations generated an interesting discussion in the comment section.
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27 April 2012
Giorgi Bakradze
World of EconoBlogs
Another Friday – another post full of interesting links for our readers!
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26 April 2012
Michael Fuenfzig
Two Cities
The New York Times ran an article about Lazika, the planned city near Zugdidi, on the Black Sea coast. It’s not the only attempt to build a new city from the scratch in the South Caucasus, as Azerbaijan has similar plans.
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24 April 2012
Eric Livny
The "Over-Education" Trap
In recent years, many countries in Europe and the former Soviet Union have seen an explosion in university enrollment. During approximately 10 years (from 1999 until 2010) higher education enrollment increased by 64% in Central and Eastern Europe, 27% in Central Asia and South Caucasus, and 19% in Western Europe and North America.
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22 April 2012
Yaroslava Babych
Sex Ratio at Birth: is the South Caucasus Heading the Way of China?
This year, approximately 113 baby boys are born in China for every 100 baby girls; 112 boys per 100 girls in India, 111 in Vietnam. The looming social crisis stemming from the significant gender imbalance in the countries of East and Southeast Asia has been in the media spotlight for a long time.
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