ECONOMIC POLICY AND RESEARCH CENTER
The Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC) is a leading economic think tank in Georgia, striving to improve economic policy environment through evidence-based policy advice and guidance, capacity-building of key public institutions, and monitoring government actions and policy commitments. EPRC’s researchers and their analytical outputs serve as reliable sources of information on the state of Georgia’s economy for the national community of practitioners, various international organizations, students and the academia. EPRC’s policy products are widely cited in local and international printed and online media.
EPRC has positioned itself as a civil society leader working on the issues of Georgia’s sustainable economic development through the lens of security and democracy dimention, good governance and euro-atlantic integration issues through ensuring equal participation of all key stakeholders.
EPRC makes strong efforts to promote education and information increase on the issues of Georgia’s economic Euro-Atlantic integration. This is done through publishing and disseminating information materials, participating in regional meetings with population and relevant stakeholders, actively cooperating with the media outlets working on the issues of Europeanization. EPRC conducted trainings for civil education teachers in the regions on the issues of Europeanization and economic Euro-Atlantic integration.
As part of its work EPRC engages and works closely with the following groups: government representatives, both on central and local levels, international donor organizations and diplomatic corps, civil society actors and business support organizations, private sector, with a particular focus on SMEs, teachers and students, ethnic moniroty groups, women entrepreneurs.