Son Preference refers to an attitude founded on the belief that girls are inadequate and of lesser value than boys (Indo-Canadian Women’s Association).
Gender Biased Sex Selection (GBSS) can occur (a) before a pregnancy, (b) prenatally or (c) following birth (by neglect). The most common way of GBSS involves two steps: (1) determination the sex of a fetus using ultrasound technologies and (2) choosing whether or not to undertake or continue a pregnancy ba...
ISET Economist Blog
A blog about economics in the South Caucasus.
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The topic of circular labor migration has recently received increased attention within the objective of reducing unemployment in Georgia. Circular migration Schemes (CMS) are widely recognized policy tools for reducing illegal migration and facilitating the return of emigrants to their countries of origin. The Georgian government’s increased interest and efforts to develop circular migration deals with EU member states serve, on the one hand, the long-term objective of addressing high level of unemployment, and, on the other hand, to reduce illegal, and ...
Dec
06
More than three decades ago economists famously concluded that tax compliance is rather irrational behavior. Literature, across a wide range of disciplines, has since been overflowing with analysis as to why we see so much tax compliance in the modern world. The academic literature is concerned with why people pay so much tax or why so many people pay taxes, therefore policy-makers can gain an understanding of the underlying mechanisms, which thus allows them to design appropriate policy actions to boost revenue efforts.
Income generated from tax collect...
Dec
03
Mountains cover 54% of Georgia’s territory. People living in those areas represent the most vulnerable group of Georgian society. Land erosion and climate change are prevalent in the mountains; unsustainable use of natural resources (forests in particular) and limited access to infrastructure pose significant risks to the lives of people there.
In order to ensure the inclusive and sustainable development of the mountainous regions, the Georgian Government adopted the Law on the Development of Mountainous Regions in 2015. A bit later, in 2018, the ...
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