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January 2019 GDP Forecast | Georgia’s overall GDP growth softens at the end of 2018, while exports, remittances, and tourism continue to expand
21 January 2019

Geostat updated its preliminary estimate of real GDP growth for the third quarter of 2018. The Q3 estimate was revised downward to 3.7% (0.3 percentage points lower than the previous estimate). The real GDP growth rate reached only 2.2% year-on-year for November 2018. Consequently, the estimated real GDP for the first eleven months of 2018 was revised downward to 4.7%.

Identification of sectors with high potential for economic growth in the mountainous regions of Georgia
01 January 2019

The goal of the project is to contribute to the sustainable development of mountainous regions of Georgia. The project is commissioned by Centre for Training and Consultancy (CTC) with EU funding. The following activities are envisioned within the project:

Technical assistance for conducting economic analysis for ıntroducing a new policy for maternity, paternity and parental leave in Georgia
31 December 2018

The study analyzes pecuniary economic costs and benefits associated with new policies on maternity, paternity, and parental leave in Georgia, using a state-of-the-art methodology utilized in EU member countries.

Is There Need For a More Competitive Electricity Generation Market?
28 December 2018

Why do we care about competitiveness in energy markets? And, what are the benefits of increased competition from the supply side of the electricity market?

Are Giorgi and Mariam More Employable than Arthur and Zeynab?
14 December 2018

It all started with a simple exercise for my Master’s project in which I tried to understand the underlying causes of the observed wage gap between ethnic Georgians and ethnic minorities in the country. After more than a decade, a reputable international journal has published a paper reporting on the experimental evidence my colleagues and I collected and analyzed on labor market outcomes for ethnic minority and female citizens of Georgia.

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