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It’s Friday – the best day of the week and a day of best links from around the world of econobloggers!
The Catching-up Game
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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.
From the Comments, on Tractors and Agriculture
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A recent blog post on tractor service stations generated an interesting discussion in the comment section.
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Another Friday – another post full of interesting links for our readers!
Two Cities
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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.