On the 21st of September, Salome Gelashvili, senior researcher at APRC, attended workshop on the topic of “Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) of the M4P and Value Chain Projects supported by SDC in the South Caucasus” organized by Swiss Cooperation Office for the South Caucasus.
The objective of the workshop was to analyze the elements of the monitoring framework in Cost-Benefit Analysis/Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CBA/CEA). The workshop started with a presentation of the study conducted by the director of Consulting Gmbh Stefan Joss and Ketevan Gogotchuri, ISET alumni from the class of 2015. The presentation was followed by panel discussion about the different ways of doing CBA and its importance for development projects.
ISET welcomes Professor Stephan von Cramon-Taubadel as a Visiting Professor at ISET until September 18th. Prof. Cramon-Taubadel is teaching Agricultural Economics I, an elective 3-credit course for second-year students.
One of the most prominent agricultural economists in Europe, Prof. Cramon-Taubadel currently holds the Agricultural Policy Chair at the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development at the University of Göttingen, Germany, and serves as Secretary-Treasurer of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE).