Subscribe
Logo
The Voluntariness Mantra Refuted
16 September 2013

Recently, I was made aware of an article by the famous Harvard economist Gregory N. Mankiw ("Defending the One Percent’’, The Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2013). In that article, he puts forward an interesting thought experiment. Assume we were in a state in which the market outcome would lead to absolute equality among economic agents.

The Georgian Wine Industry: Recent Past and the Way Forward
24 May 2013

We are very happy to post the second part of Jacques Fleury's commentary on the Georgian Wine Industry. In the first part, Jacques reflected on the experience of surviving the Russian embargo, on the one hand, and dealing with a series of heavy-handed and incompetent government interventions, on the other.

Georgian Wine Industry: Recent Past and the Way Forward
15 May 2013

We are very happy to host on our blog a commentary by Jacques Fleury, the person behind the resurrection of Borjomi and a key player in the Georgian wine industry.

On Social Planning, Symphonies and Cacophonies
22 March 2013

An unprejudiced look at the Georgian economy is rather disenchanting. Starting in 1990 at a per capita income that was close to Poland’s, Georgia went into a free fall as a result of secession wars, loss of markets, an explosion of crime and corruption, and the staggering incompetency of its governments.

Rethinking Medical Residency Programs in Georgia
01 February 2013

According to the Law of Georgia on Medical Activity, postgraduate medical education can take place only in accredited institutions and/or medical schools from March 2009 onwards.

Subscribe