18
September
2013
To what extent do prices formed in natural trading modes aggregate dispersed information? This was the leading question of the presentation Professor Asher Wolinsky held at ISET on September 9, 2013. The presentation was based on the joint work of Stephan Lauermann and Asher Wolinsky.
29
January
2013
According to data provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in the last five years, there were two hikes in global food prices.
24
December
2012
This is the last issue of the Khachapuri Index column in 2012 (#44 this year and #74 overall since the project’s launch in June 2011). Therefore, we would like to wish our readers many causes for the magnificent Georgian supra in the new 2013, with a lot of khachapuri and wine.
22
December
2012
This blog post is a sequel to “Price of a Woman: Economic Rationale behind Marriage Payments in Georgia”. I recently found very interesting data about bride prices in the Georgian highlands and the North Caucasus, which I am now going to share with you.
05
December
2012
The possibility of lowering electricity and gas tariffs has become one of the top discussion topics across the country in the last few weeks.