IVANE  JAVAKHISHVILI TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY (TSU)

 INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS BY PAATA GUGUSHVILI

Organizes and hosts

An International Scientific Conference

 “ECONOMIC SECURITY OF GEORGIA:

CURRENT STATE AND CHALLENGES”

Dedicated to the 120^th Birth Anniversary of

Academician Paata Gugushvili

11-12^th of October, 2025

Topics of the conference:

1. Current situation in economy of Georgia: macroeconomic, microeconomic, sectoral, regional, international economic problems;

2. Problems of innovative development: innovative, digital, "green", "circular" economy, knowledge economy; International economic programs;

3. Economic threats: poverty, unemployment, inflation; exchange rate fluctuations, corruption, reduction of foreign and domestic investment, decrease in competitiveness, negative balance of payments and structure, excessive external debt, budget deficit, low level of development of industry, agriculture and small business, growth of political, social and demographic tensions, etc.;

4. Energy security;

5. Food security;

6. Determinants of economic security and measures to prevent threats.

Sections of the conference:

1.   Economic theory;

2.   Macroeconomics, finance and banking;

3.   Microeconomics, business administration;

4.   International economic relations, globalization;

5.   Sectoral and regional economics;

6.   Rural economics;

7.   Economics of natural resource management and environmental protection;

          8.Demography, sociology, labor economics.

SCIENTIFIC-ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Ramaz Abesadze (Chairman)– Director of the Institute, Professor

Vladimir Papava – Academician, Professor of TSU

Avtandil Silagadze – Academician, Professor of TSU

Mikheil Jibuti – Academician

Solomon Pavliashvili – Academician

Nodar Chitanava – Academician of Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Anzor Abralava – Professor of Georgian Technical University

Evgeni Baratashvili – Professor of Georgian Technical University

Givi Bedianashvili – Professor of European University

Teimuraz Beridze – Professor of TSU

George Berulava– Chief of Department of the Institute, Professor

Vakhtang Burduli – Chief of Department of the Institute, Professor

Lali Chagelishvili – Professor of Guram Tavartkiladze Teaching University

Giorgi Gaganidze – Professor of TSU

Eter Kharaishvili – Professor of TSU

Murman Kvaratskhelia – Chief Research Fellow of the Institute, Professor

Elguja Mekvabishvili–Professor of TSU

Teimuraz Shengelia – Professor of TSU

Avtandil Sulaberidze – Professor of Institute of Demography and Sociology

Natia Tsiklashvili – Professor of Shota Rustaveli Batumi State University

Tea Lazarashvili – Deputy Director of the Institute, Academic Doctor

Mamuka Khuskivadze – Chief of Department of the Institute, Academic Doctor

Revaz Javakhishvili – Chief of Department of the Institute, Academic Doctor

Tamila Arnania-Kepuladze – Professor of A. Tsereteli State University

Nana Bibilashvili – Senior Research Fellow of the Institute, Academic Doctor

Lina Datunashvili – Chief Research Fellow of the Institute, Academic Doctor

Nata Davlasheridze – Senior Research Fellow of the Institute, Academic Doctor

Gulnaz Erkomaishvili – Associate Professor of TSU

Badri Gechbaia – Professor of Shota Rustaveli Batumi State University

Teimuraz Gogokhia – Senior Research Fellow of the Institute, Academic Doctor

Lia Totladze – Chief Research Fellow of the Institute, Academic Doctor

Gocha Tutberidze – Professor of European University

Eter Kakulia – Senior Research Fellow of the Institute, Academic Doctor

Nazira Kakulia – Associate Professor of TSU, Academic Doctor

Givi Lemonjava – Associate Professor of Georgian University

Marina Muchiashvili – Associate Professor of TSU, Academic Doctor

Pati Shengelia – Associate Professor of Teaching University, European Academy

Dali Sologhashvili – Professor of A. Tsereteli State University

SCIENTIFIC-ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (FOREIGN MEMBERS)

Frank P. Araujo  – University California at Berkeley, Professor (USA)

Larisa Belinskaia – Vilnius University, Professor (Lithuania)

Alina Betlej - The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Professor (Poland)

Anna Chechel – Cambridge Judge Business School, Researcher (United Kingdom) and Mariupol State University, Professor (Ukraine);

Steven Cohen - Columbia University, Professor (USA)

Barney Eredia – Educational Consortium Institute, Professor (USA)

Mikhail Golovnin – Institute of Economics of RAS, director, Corresponding Member of RAS (Russia)

Ruslan Grinberg  – Institute of Economics of RAS, Corresponding Member of RAS (Russia)

Simone Guercini – University of Florence, Professor (Italy)

Eldar Ismailov – Caucasus Institute of Strategic Researches, Professor (Azerbaijan) 

Gindra Kasnauskiene – Vilnius University, Professor (Lithuania)

Slavomir Partycki – The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Professor (Poland)

Tadeusz Poplavski – Bialystok University of Technology, Professor (Poland)

Jeffrey D. Sachs – Columbia University, Professor (USA)

Darrol J. Stanley – University of Pepperdine, Professor (USA)

Oleksiy Stupnitskyy – Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Professor (Ukraine)

Adam Newman Turner – Leicester University, Professor (United Kingdom)

Wolfgang Weng – Technical University of Berlin, Professor (Germany)

Thomas D. Willet – Claremont Graduate University, Professor (USA)

THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF HOLDING CONFERENCE:

The working languages of conference are: English, Russian, and Georgian.

With rules of putting forward reports is possible to commit on the Institute’s site, unit ‘Conferences’, chapter - ‘For participants’. Please, register at the site.

The costs for participation in conference:

1. Publication of materials (until 8 pages of text) that includes sending of electronic version of conference complete works in PDF format is – 40$. Publication of each additional page (eighth and more) – 5 $.
2. Sending of published unit of conference complete works to author (by Georgian post) additionally - 60$ (for participants from the former Soviet republics) and 70 $ (for participants from other countries).
3. Allocation - participants should find and pay themselves.

Materials are welcomed even if the author cannot participate in the conference in person.

It’s very desirable that in the Conference should participate not only the masters and bachelors but also the students from higher educational institutions (BA, MA, Doctorates).

Materials (reports, articles) for publication should be sent to e-mail address of Institute:

economics­_institute@yahoo.com and all payments must be made (on corresponding bank account) until September 1, 2025.

The receipt of payments (a scanned copy) must be sent with materials. 

The following information should be added to sending materials: the first and surname of author, his/her scientific degree, place of work, position (status), e-mail address, telephone, home address and short academic biography.

The articles and reports will be printed on the site of our Institute - www.conferenceconomics.tsu.ge (each of them will be have individual address and ISSN code) and also they will be published into reviewed complete works of conference materials and  each of them will be have own ISBN code (published unit of it will be given to participants during the conference).

The electronic version of complete works of conference materials will be printed on the site of our Institute at: www.pgie.tsu.ge and will be transferred to e-mail addresses of all participants.

Thecorrespondingcertificateswillbegivento participants during the conference.

Bank account of the Conference

 Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi  State University

THE ORGANIZING GROUP OF CONFERENCE:

Mr. Temur Gogokhia (Head)

(for Russian speaking participants) Tel.: +995 (591) 33 89 55;

Mr. Gocha Goguadze

(for English and Russian speaking participants) Tel.: + +995 (599) 227161

Mrs. Nino Kedia

(for English speaking participants) Tel.: +995 (555) 13 30 50;

E-mail: economics­_institute@yahoo.com