RECOVR Research Projects

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This page lists research projects that are being developed by IPA and others. Our goal is to document active studies taking place on COVID-19’s socio-economic impacts—and results, as they come in—in order to inform researchers and decision-makers working to mitigate the crisis. As this is a public good, the hub contains both IPA and non-IPA studies. Inclusion criteria for the hub can be found here, and new projects and questionnaires can be submitted here.

Contributing Partners

60 Decibels
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
BRAC Institute of Governance & Development
Center for Effective Global Action
Center for Global Development
Global Poverty Research Lab
IDinsight
International Growth Centre
Yale Research Initiative on Innovative & Scale

COVID-19 Response in the Context of the Kamwenge Graduation Study in Uganda

<p>Economic coping with COVID-19 shutdown measures directly influence households’ ability to comply with public health policies such as social distancing, which may be especially challenging in a refugee setting.Researchers will collect phone survey data from participants of a USAID-funded Graduation&nbsp;study with refugees and neighboring communities of the Kamwenge refugee settlement in Western Uganda.The on-going study tests how Graduation-style interventions can help participants in a post-conflict setting of a refugee settlement improve food and nutrition security and self-reliance.</p>
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Country Uganda
Program Area Financial Inclusion Peace & Recovery Social Protection

The Other Virus: How Gangs and Organized Crime are Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis

<p>In the sprawling informal peripheries of cities throughout the developing world, enhancing state capacity may be critical for an effective COVID response, and hence to macro-level public-health, economic, and political outcomes.In Medellín, Colombia, most neighborhoods are occupied by one of roughly 400 criminal gangs.The researchers&nbsp;have a three-year&nbsp;ongoing study in the city dedicated to understanding and reshaping state and gang rule.This includes in-depth interviews, representative surveys, and a concluded RCT in 80 sectors where they&nbsp;exogenously increased the presence and legitimacy of “street-level bureaucrats” in 40 sectors.</p>
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Country Colombia
Program Area Governance Peace & Recovery
Type

Qualitative Research

Consumer Protection Survey of Digital Finance Users in Kenya

<p>According to the 2019 FinAccess survey, 8.4 percent of mobile money users in Kenya report having lost funds on their mobile money accounts—and 70 percent&nbsp;of these cases were due to third-party phone or SMS fraud.Yet no one has unpacked why certain consumers suffer from fraud, nor why they often don’t use formal complaints channels when they suffer loss of funds or fraud.Similarly, FinAccess found that 42 percent&nbsp;of mobile money users could not correctly interpret the price disclosure screen, and 19 percent&nbsp;of digital borrowers&nbsp; report issues with transparency of fees.</p>
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Country Kenya
Program Area Financial Inclusion
Type

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