EU Integration, Trade and Industrial Policy

: Eric Livny; Trade and Industrial Policy; 22 May 2015; Hits: 1107; Rating:

Europe Wants Georgia. But Not Georgians

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If the EU wants to get serious about bringing Georgia and other Eastern Neighborhood countries into the European family of nations, it should reconsider its stance on the question of travel and visa liberalization, and...

Tags: Migration, Labor Markets, International Trade, International Migration, Trade

: Eric Livny; Trade and Industrial Policy; 13 February 2015; Hits: 1545; Rating:

Harmonize, but do no Harm!

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The hasty and ill-prepared attempts by the Georgian government to instantly transform Georgia into a European nation are backfiring. The use of the Association Agreement as a smokescreen for passing dubious laws - without consulting...

Tags: Democratic Governance, Structural Reforms, Georgia

: Eric Livny and Yaroslava Babych; Trade and Industrial Policy; 06 February 2015; Hits: 945; Rating:

Georgia's new labor migration law – another homemade explosive device in the making?

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Instead of welcoming international professionals willing to contribute to Georgia’s future, the new labor migration law proposes a ridiculous procedure that cannot and will not promote employment. Instead of generating employment and economic growth, the new...

Tags: Migration, Employment, Reforms

: Eric Livny and Nino Doghonadze; Trade and Industrial Policy; 24 December 2014; Hits: 1233; Rating:

Georgia: Exporting Christmas Tree Seeds to Europe and Cutting Trees at Home

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In 2013, Georgia exported more than 60 tons of Nordman fir tree seeds to European nurseries. Such nurseries are few and far between in Georgia because of illegal logging and cheap substitutes. Georgia’s problem is...

Tags: Trade Balance, Export, International Trade, Georgia, Trade

: Eric Livny and Tom Coupe; Trade and Industrial Policy; 17 October 2014; Hits: 1419; Rating:

Handling Frozen Conflicts: the Economic Angle

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Political and economic isolation of unrecognized quasi-states on the fringes of the former Soviet Empire is not an effective strategy, at least as far as the prospects for eventual reunification are concerned. While the pain...

Tags: Armenia, Russia, Conflict Resolution, Ukraine, Georgia

: Eric Livny; Trade and Industrial Policy; 10 October 2014; Hits: 1044; Rating:

How Much Regulation Does a Country Need?

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The Georgian state is one of the youngest in the world; its educated urban elite is a tiny sliver of a population impoverished by many years of outmigration and brain drain. In this situation, the...

Tags: Democracy, Market Failures, Reforms

Europe Wants Georgia. But Not Georgians

Harmonize, but do no Harm!

Georgia's new labor migration law – another homemade explosive device in the making?

Georgia: Exporting Christmas Tree Seeds to Europe and Cutting Trees at Home

Handling Frozen Conflicts: the Economic Angle

How Much Regulation Does a Country Need?

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