Natia received her Ph.D. in Economics from University of Milan (Italy) and Pd.D. in Physics and Mathematics from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Georgia); also, Master's Degree in Banking and Finance (Milan, Italy). She was a MIT-Italy exchange program’s doctoral student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, USA), Economics Department (2010-2011). Natia has over 20 years of extensive experience of working in governmental structures and with international organizations, as well as in public policy analysis, policy planning, monitoring and evaluation, including lawmaking activities and specific experience in market regulation of economic sectors. She is the co-author of the Competition Policy Reform bill and the Law of Georgia on Competition (2014). Natia is the author of the book "State Debt, Financial Development and Economic Growth" (Nova Science Publishers, Inc., NY, USA, 2013) and over 20 scientific and analytical publications.
Courses:
- Micro 1;
- Micro 2;
- Public Sector Economics;
- Public Sector Economics and Budgeting;
- Principles of Economics.
Research and Publications:
- Publication on ,,The Economics of Regulatory Impact in Evolving Industries: Case of Georgian Postal and Courier Service Market’’; Journal of Politics and Democratization, 2020, E-ISSN 2449-2671; http://jpd.gipa.ge/?page=article&id=37;
- Research on Russian Capital in Georgian Business: Communication Sector; Georgian Foundation For Strategic and International Studies; 2021;
- Research on Foreign Capital in Georgian Energy Sector (Hydro Energy Segment)’’; Georgian Foundation For Strategic and International Studies; 2021;
- Publication on ,,Case Study on the Restriction of Free Competition: State Procurement Market’’; International Silk Road Conference of Tbilisi State University and Black See University, Proceedings, 272; 2017;
- Publication on ,,The Case of Restriction of Free Competition in the Market of Georgian Postal Services’’; 11th International Silk Road Conference on Innovations in Business,Education and Sciences, PROCEEDINGS, p.375; 2016;
- Publication on: K. Lapaci, N. Kutivadze ,,Institutional Framework of Competition Regulation in Georgia’’, Published by EU-Georgia Business Council (EUGBC), Tbilisi, 2015; http://eugbc.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Publication-on-Competition-Geo.pdf;
- Publication on ,,Public Debt, Domestic and External Financing, and Economic Growth’’, PDM Network (The mission of the OECD-Italian Treasury–World Bank Network for Public Debt Management in Emerging Markets), 2011, Italy;
- Publication on ,,Public Debt and Financial Development’’, PDM Network (The mission of the OECD-Italian Treasury–World Bank Network for Public Debt Management in Emerging Markets), 2011, Italy;
- Publication on ,,Public Debt, Domestic and External Financing and Economic Growth’’, University of Milan, DEMM WP 2011-12; http://ideas.repec.org/p/mil/wpdepa/2011-12.html;
- Publication on,,Public Debt and Financial Development’’, University of Milan, DEMM WP 2011-13; http://ideas.repec.org/p/mil/wpdepa/2011-13.html.
Projects:
- Institutional Support Project funded by the SIDA (Oct., 2020 – June, 2021);
- Project on ,,PPD Dialog Development for Inclusive Growth’’ funded by the US Embassy in Georgia (Sept., 2019 – 2020);
- Project on ,,Strengthening the Public-Private Dialogue Platform in Parliament’’ funded by the USAID, G4G project in Georgia (Apr., 2016 - May, 2019);
- Project on ,,Training for Journalists and Civil Society Representatives on DCFTA topics in 6 Georgian cities, funded by the USAID, G4G project in Georgia (Sept., 2017 – Feb., 2018).
Research interests: Economic Policy, Market Regulation of Economic Sectors, EU Regulatory Framework, International Economics and Finance.
