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Vladimer Papava
Visiting Fulbright Fellow

Professor Vladimer Papava is a Fulbright Fellow with the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute.

Dr. Papava is a Senior Fellow at the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies. He is author of more than 200 works devoted to the problems of economic theory, macroeconomics, and economic/mathematical modeling, most notably, his study of economic transformation in post-Communist countries. His research is complemented by a unique practical experience. In 1994-2000, serving as Minister of Economy of the Republic of Georgia, he was actively involved in a fiscal reform, complete liberalization of the wheat market, institutional reforms, etc. As a member of the Georgian government, he was one of the leading participants in negotiations with the IMF and World Bank.

He is a Member of the Parliament of Georgia and a member of the Georgian Academy of Sciences.

Publications


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  1. "Becoming European: Georgia's Strategy for Joining the EU", Problems of Post-Communism, January/February 2006, pp. 26-32.
  2. The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline: Implications for Georgia. In: The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline: Oil Window to the West. Ed. by S. Frederick Starr and Svante E. Cornell. Uppsala, The Silk Road Studies Program, Uppsala University, 2005. ANOTHER LINK
  3. On the Theory of Post-Communist Economic Transition to Market.   International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 32, No. 1/2, 2005.
  4. The Doctrine of Market Equality. Questions of Theory and Its Application to the Process of Postcommunist Transformation Problems of Economic Transition,Vol. 47, No. 8, 2004.
  5. Financial Globalization and Post-Communist Georgia : Global Exchange Rate Instability and its Implications for Georgia   (co-author V. Chocheli). New York. iUniverse. 2003.
  6. Prospects For The US Dollar And The Euro And Georgia. Georgian Economic Trends, No. 2-3, 2003 (co-author V. Chocheli). 
  7. On the Role of the International Monetary Fund in the Post-Communist Transformation of Georgia Emerging Markets; Finance and Trade, vol. 39, No 5, 2003.
  8. The Basic Causes of "Dragging Out" the Transition Period . In: Central Asia and South Caucasus Affairs: 2003. Ed. By B. Rumer and Lau S.Y. Tokyo, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, 2003.
  9. The Main Macroeconomic Tendencies of Georgia in 1995-2002.  In: Central Asia and South Caucasus Affairs: 2003. Ed. By B. Rumer and Lau S.Y. Tokyo, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, 2003. (co-author T. Beridze).
  10. Problems of Innovation-Investment Policy in Georgia. Prof. V. Papava, I. Meskhia. Tbilisi, 2003.
  11. On the Special Features of Georgia's International Economic Function . (V. Papava. Central Asia and the Caucasus, No 2, 2002) . 
  12. International Monetary Fund and Post-Communist Georgia. Tbilisi, GFSIS, 2002.
  13. Leszek Balcerowicz and Georgia. Tbilisi, GFSIS, 2002.
  14. The Possibility of Global Economic Crises and Georgia's Strategy. Georgian Economic Trends, No. 1, 2002 (co-author V. Chocheli).
  15. On the Possibilities and Prospects for the Formation of an Economic System in the Southern Caucasus . In: Central Asia and South Caucasus Affairs: 2002. Ed. By B. Rumer and Lau S.Y. Tokyo, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, 2002.
  16. Necroeconomics - the theory of post-Communist transformation of an economy (Vladimer Papava, International Journal of Social Economics, Year: 2002 Volume: 29 Number: 10 Page: 796 -- 805).
  17. On the Laffer Effect in Post-Communist Economies (On the Bases of the Observation of Russian Literature).   Problems of Economic Transition, vol. 45, No.7, 2002. 
  18. Splendours & Miseries of the IMF in Post Communist Georgia.  Laredo, we-publish.com, 2003.
  19. Political Economy of the Post-Communist Capitalism and its Application for Georgian Economy. Georgian Academy of Sciences. GFSIS. Summary in English.2002.
  20. Indexes of Tax Corruption. In: Bulletin of the International Statistical Institute. 53 Session. Con­tributed Papers. Tome LIX. Book 3. 22-29 August 2001, Seoul, Re­public of Korea. Seoul, ISI, 2001.  
  21. Necroeconomics and Post-Communist Transfor­ma­tion of Economy. Tbilisi, Company Imperial, 2001. More
  22. Necroeconomics - A Phenomenon of the Post-Com­munist Transi­ti­on Pe­­riod. Problems of Economic Transition, Vol. 44, No. 8, 2001. 
  23. Tax Federalism Concept: Consensus Versus Separatism. Georgian Economic Trends, No. 2, 2001.
  24. Papava Indexes of Tax Corruption. K.Shevardnadze, R.Chechelashvili, V.Chocheli, N.Khaduri. Tbilisi , Company Imperial, 2000. 
  25. Post-Communist Transformation of the Georgian Economy: Ex­perience and Main Directions of Reforms.  In: VI World Congress for Central and East European Studies. 29 July - 3 August 2000, Tampere, Finland. Helsinki, EES, 2000.
  26. Economic Approach to the Restriction of Corruption in Georgia. Georgian Economic Trends, ? 3-4, 2000.
  27. The Georgian Economy: Main Directions and Initial Results of Re­ forms. In: Systemic Change in Post-Communist Economies. Selected Papers from the Fifth World Congress of Central and East European Stu­dies, Warsaw, 1995. Ed. by P.G. Hare. London, Macmillan Press, 1999.
  28. Strategic Economic Partnership in Caucasus. Caucasica. The Jour­nal of Caucasian Studies, Vol. 2, 1998.
  29. Prospects for Foreign Investments and Strategic Economic Par­t­ner­ship in the Caucasus. Problems of Economic Transition, Vol. 41, No. 5, 1998 (co-author  N.Gogatadze).
  30. On the Possible Functioning of the Social Sector According to the Principles of the Private Sector (Taxation Aspect). Problems of Economic Transition, Vol. 40, No. 2, 1997.
  31. On the Shadow Political Economy of the Post-Communist Tran­s­for­­ma­tion. An Institutional Analysis. Problems of Economic Transition, Vol. 40, No. 6, 1997 (co-author N.Khaduri). 
  32. Georgia: Economic and Social Challenges of the Transition. Problems of Economic Transition, Vol. 40, No. 7/8, 1997 (Ed by V.Papava & E.Chikovani). 
  33. The Georgian Economy: From "Shock Therapy" to "Social Promo­tion". Communist Economies & Economic Transformation, Vol. 8, No. 8, 1996.
  34. "Social Promotion" of Economic Reform in Georgia. Economic Systems, Vol. 20, No.4, 1996.
  35. Industrial Policy and Trade Regime in Georgia. Eurasian Studies, Vol., 3, No. 4, 1996/97 (co-author T.Beridze).
  36. The Georgian Economy: Problems of Reform.  Eurasian Studies, Vol., 2, No. 2, 1995.
  37. Marxist Points of View on the Soviet Communist Economic System and the Manifestation of Egalitarianism in Post-Communist Economic Reform. International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 22, No.6, 1995.
  38.  The Role of the State in the Modern Economic System.  Problems of   Economic Transition, Vol. 37, No. 5, 1994.
  39. A New View of the Economic Ability of the Government, Egalitarian Goods and GNP.  International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 20, No.8, 1993.  

Online Publications

  1. Trends in Poverty and Well-being in the 90's of Georgia (Country Paper by Prof. Vladimer Papava, 2001).