ISET is continuing to assist Georgia develop one of its most critical sectors: agriculture.
On October 20th, representatives of APRC presented the final results of its study on Livestock Farm-Enterprise Models in the Kakheti Region. The presentation was the final part of a study which stated in June 2016, the goal of which being to show successful models with potential to be replicated, and to contribute to market-oriented production of cattle and pigs in the region. The analyzed and documented models should open perspectives to local entrepreneurs in engaging in pre-industrial production, as well as the processing and trade of milk, beef and pork. The study presents options in overcoming resource-limited small-scale farming.
Like almost everyone else across the European continent, ISET has the utmost respect for Scandinavian economic power, and in recent weeks has been deepening ties with economic institutions in the region. As well as hosting guests from the Stockholm School of Economics, ISET also dispatched two members of its resident faculty to Norway.
Two ISET faculty members, Professor Noberto Pignatti and Post Doctorate Fellow Zurab Abramishvili, attended a one-week intensive experimental seminar series at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in Bergen. One of the top laboratory experimental economists, Professor Armin Falk (https://www.cens.uni-bonn.de/team/board/armin-falk), gave presentations on his most important and cited studies about human behavior and the 'choice problem'.