Giorgi Papava is the Lead Economist at ISET Policy Institute, an independent research institution based in Tbilisi, Georgia. Giorgi is a PhD candidate in Economics specializing in International Trade, Industrial Organization, and Public Economics. With over 15 years of experience in economic research, policy analysis, and consulting, he has worked extensively on private sector development, public finance management, and economic governance. Giorgi has a strong background in program evaluation, leading projects for organizations such as WB, IMF, USAID, OECD, and GIZ. Some of his research includes developing a CGE model, assessing Free Trade Agreements for Georgia, impacts of international trade policies on export sophistication and diversification. His work also includes evaluating Georgia’s distributed profit tax system, examining its effects on firm performance, investments, and tax revenues.
