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Maka Chitanava
Feb
18

Marriage: Till Death Do Us Part(?)

Governance and Social Policy
  Premise: I have to admit from the beginning that I am not married myself, thus what is written below is an outsider’s insights into explaining the phenomena of marriage. Marriage is a phenomenon strongly intertwined within our culture and everyday life. It is almost a “must do” thing in Georgian traditional society, and it has to be approved either by religious authority or by the state, or both. A recent study about Georgian youth entitled “Generation in Transition, Youth Study Georgia – 2016” by the Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung, shows the 14-29 age ...
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institutions family georgia fertility culture
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Maka Chitanava
Dear Eric, Thank you for your interesting comment. Questions you raise are very interesting ones, but I do not have answers. Will ... Read More
Thursday, 23 February 2017 8:08 AM
Eric Livny
When economists start analyzing love and marriages... A great, thought provoking peace, Maka! Let me comment from the perspective... Read More
Thursday, 23 February 2017 4:04 AM
Maka Chitanava
Dear Archil, Thank you for your comment and welcome to the world of “family economics”
Thursday, 23 February 2017 8:08 AM
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Nino Doghonadze
Sep
21

Georgia’s Shrinking Population

Governance and Social Policy
“Georgians would have half a child if there was such a possibility”. Armenian Bishop Vazgen in Kita Buachidze’s Black Book   According to the population projections of the United Nations (constant fertility scenario), by the end of this century the Georgian people will count only 2.8 million. In 2013, Georgia has been among only 19 countries in the world with a population that decreased year on year. An aggravating factor is the sex ratio of babies, which in Georgia is heavily skewed towards males. While globally about 107 boys are born per 100 girl...
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Eric Livny
Great responses, Nino, many thanks! Let's make Georgia a better place and procreate
Tuesday, 22 September 2015 9:09 AM
Nino Doghonadze
Eric, you are asking difficult questions but I will try to answer below:"Should Georgia be worried about having not enough or too ... Read More
Tuesday, 22 September 2015 8:08 AM
Guest — FlorianBiermann
Eric, the article discusses the question whether a demographic problem exists at all separately from the question what are the pos... Read More
Tuesday, 22 September 2015 7:07 PM
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Aleksandra Markovic
May
01

When More Is Less: Values and Europe's Declining Fertility Rates

Governance and Social Policy
Judging by Georgia’s average birth rate, it clearly belongs into the European family of nations. At 1.82 children per woman, according to the latest data, the Georgian nation is below (but still relatively close to) 2.1, the birth rate at which the population size remains steady. On average, the birthrate in Europe is around 1.5, which is significantly lower than it was only fifty years ago. With the exception of Scandinavian countries, Turkey and France (Europe’s demographic “leaders”, with around 2.1 births per woman), all other European nations, ...
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