Preliminary analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on remittance-recipient households

Hisaya Oda and Misbah Nosheen

Chapter 14 in Handbook of Research on Migration, COVID-19 and Cities, 2025, pp 264-281 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: COVID-19 disrupted the flow of remittances from overseas migrant workers to Pakistan. Although records did not show a noticeable decrease in remittances throughout the pandemic, households revealed a substantial drop in remittances. A household survey in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, found that the majority of respondents perceived COVID-19 to have had a substantial impact on the number of remittances received, with over 70% reporting a major impact. Migrant-sending households employed strategies, including taking loans from relatives, withdrawing from savings, borrowing from friends and consumption reduction, to compensate for the decline in remittances. The study highlights how migrant-sending households responded to COVID-19 challenges, indicating a need for adaptive strategies to navigate the impact of reduced remittances on household finances and well-being. These findings underscore the complex dynamics at play in Pakistani remittance-receiving households during the COVID-19 pandemic, while acknowledging the unique challenges faced by migrant workers and their families in times of global crisis.

Keywords: Remittances; COVID-19 Pandemic; Household Survey; Financial Strategies; Consumption Reduction; Adaptive Strategies; Well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035301225
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