18
October
2012
The literature, typically using panel data covering many countries, shows that higher government turnover rates reduce growth significantly in both economic and statistical terms, even for established democracies.
08
October
2012
Few elections in recent years were watched as carefully around the world as the Georgian parliamentary elections. And few political and economic observers shunned the opportunity to interpret its stunning outcome.
02
October
2012
Despite spectacular growth performance during the past several years (averaging more than 6% since 2005), Georgia remains a poor country. In 2011, Georgia’s GDP per capita reached USD 3,215, just below the average for small island states in the Pacific and just above Guatemala.
21
June
2012
A new study by the ISET Policy Institute has interesting insights into Georgia’s growth performance.
31
May
2012
Georgia’s growth performance since independence has gone through extremes, from an unprecedented -44.9 percent in 1992 to 12.3 percent in 2007. Although growth rates temporarily fell in the aftermath of the Russian-Georgian war and the world financial crisis they have since then recovered to 7 percent in 2011
