06
ოქტომბერი
2017
In the world of the 21st century, the number of people living without electricity in their homes is 1.3 billion. Even among those who have access, many do not own basic assets such as refrigerators, motorized transport, or washing machines. However, it is anticipated that over the next several decades, wide-scale poverty alleviation programs, as well as continued economic growth, will lift the incomes of many of the world’s poor.
28
სექტემბერი
2017
“You need to think carefully before you jump into this deep sea,” said Professor Daniel Levy at the very beginning of a presentation entitled “Why can a Ph.D. be bad for you?”. While this statement sounded frightening to those who were planning to pursue a Ph.D. or other further studies, it appeared to be more bemusing for others who were not considering a career in academia.
07
სექტემბერი
2017
On September 7, ISET hosted the president and executive chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute, Dr. Yaron Brook, for a presentation. The topic of the presentation was Free Speech and The Battle for Western Culture. During the presentation, Dr. Brook explained why and in what ways free speech is under attack and why it is important to defend this fundamental right.
20
ივნისი
2017
ISET continues its student policy paper seminar series for the institute's (now graduated) second-year students. This time, Tatia Sosiashvili, Megi Tsikoridze, Nino Aladashvili, and Sopo Basilidze presented their joint paper on tax administration in Georgia. Their project, entitled “Current Challenges in Tax Administration (VAT)”, was supervised by Eric Livny, President of ISET and the ISET Policy Institute, and Sophiko Skhirtladze, an ISET Resident Faculty member and head of the Private Sector Development Policy Research Center.
30
მაისი
2017
კიელის უნივერსიტეტის აგრარული ეკონომიკის პროფესორი და IAMO-ის მოწვეული მკვლევარი, ულრიხ კოსტერი 30 მაისს ISET-ს ეწვია. ISET-ში გამართულ პრეზენტაციაზე პროფ. კოსტერმა მიმოიხილა სოფლის მეურნეობის სექტორის სპეციფიკა და მისი გავლენა სასოფლო-სამეურნეო ვაჭრობაზე.
