Lena, D. & Taralashvili, T. (2026). Bilateral trade and voluntary environmental standards: Insights from ISO 14001 certification. International Economics,188, 100757. [DOI]
Taralashvili, T. (2024). How interstate soft conflicts affect bilateral migration: Results from a structural gravity model. International Economics, 179, 100522. [DOI]
Taralashvili, T. (2024). The impact of interstate soft conflicts on bilateral trade flows using structural gravity model. The world economy, 47(5), 1943-1977. [DOI]
Taralashvili, T., Belmonte, A., & Teobaldelli, D. (revise and resubmit). External Threats and Institutional Trust in Small States in Russia’s Neighborhood: Evidence from the South Caucasus.
Abstract: This study examines whether geopolitical shocks affect institutional trust in small states neighboring Russia. We focus on the 2014 conflict in Ukraine, triggered by Russia’s annexation of Crimea, as an external shock to the perceived credibility of international organizations. Using individual-level survey data from the Caucasus Barometer for Georgia and Armenia over the period 2012–2017, we assess pre- and post-conflict changes in trust in the European Union and the United Nations, as well as support for NATO membership. Although neither country was directly involved in the conflict, the crisis generated substantial geopolitical spillovers across the South Caucasus. Employing a difference-in-differences design, we find that institutional trust declined more in Georgia than in Armenia after 2014. The decline is concentrated among older, rural, and less pro-Western respondents. These findings highlight the polarizing effects of external threats and underscore the importance of identity, demographic characteristics, and security context in shaping institutional trust in small states exposed to pressure from a dominant regional power.
Lo Turco, A., Maggioni, D., & Taralashvili, T. (submitted). Does Emigration Shape Local Specialization? Evidence from Italy.
Abstract: This study examines the impact of emigration on local specialization. We focus on the significant rise in emigration rates among the working-age population from Italian provinces following the 2008–2009 economic crisis. Using panel data at the province and province-product level for 2006–2012, we show that emigration reduces exports of high human capital-intensive and high-quality products. These findings are robust to an instrumental variable strategy and reflect the high-skill profile of emigrants from Italian provinces. Our results suggest that high-skilled emigration can reshape local production structures, limiting the capacity to sustain skill-intensive production.
Taralashvili, T., Belmonte, A., & Teobaldelli, D. (2025). Do External Threats Affect International Relations? Evidence from Small States Neighbouring Russia (No. 502). [link]
Lena, D., & Taralashvili, T. (2026). Voluntary Environmental Standards and Trade. AISSEC Topics, Second Quarter, 7-10. [link]
Taralashvili, T. (2025). Reassessing international trade costs: the role of conventional and unconventional barriers. Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Oeconomia, 24(4), 39-54. [DOI]
Taralashvili, T., & Kraciuk, J. (2014). Foreign trade of Georgian agricultural products and existing potential of export to the European Union market. Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Oeconomia, 13(1), 123–134. [DOI]
Taralashvili, T. (2012). Technical Barriers to Trade in the European Union and Georgia's further Rapprochement with the EU. Proceedings of International Scientific-Practical Conference on National Economies and Globalisation, Tom2, 394-398. [link]
Taralashvili, T. (2012). Prospects of Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Georgia. Proceedings of International Scientific-Practical Conference on the Globalization, Contemporary Problems of International Business and Development Trends, 471-474. [link]
Taralashvili, T. (2010). Georgia's External Trade Relations with the European Union. Proceedings of International Scientific-Practical Conference on Actual Economic Problems At Current Stage of Global Development, 419-422. [link]