In this paper the concept of total gross seigniorage is used to analyze sources of revenues of National Bank of Georgia (NBG) and their distribution in the period 1996-1999. A comprehensive framework for measuring total seigniorage and its main components is presented and estimates of...

The paper focuses on the dynamics of relative prices of goods and services in Georgia in the period of relative macroeconomic stabilization i.e., in years 1996–2001. Structure of Georgian consumer price index (CPI) is described in details and an analysis of the dynamics of relative prices is...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) brings host countries capital, productive facilities, and technology transfers, as well as new jobs and management expertise. Thus it is important to understand why in many countries FDI inflow is lower than it would be expected. The goal of this study is to...