Georgia is a country of net emigration
The health sector and highly skilled occupations lose most workers to emigration
Well-educated individuals are more likely to plan to emigrate
Highly educated, unemployed adults are more likely to plan to emigrate
Agricultural vouchers appear to be linked to plans to emigrate
Remittances represent a high share of Georgia's GDP
Self-employment is higher among remittance-receiving households
Households receiving remittances spend more on agriculture
Business and real estate ownership is higher among households receiving remittances
Most households have access to bank accounts, particularly households receiving remittances in urban areas
Return migrants are more likely to be self-employed than non-migrants
Business ownership is higher among return migrant households than other households
Households with return migrants are more likely to invest in agriculture and to own a non-agricultural business