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.

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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

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State Engagement with Religious Leaders for Effective COVID-19 Crisis Response

<p>The goal of this study is to test whether outreach with religious leaders in Pakistan can enhance state effectiveness at dealing with the COVID-19 public health crisis.State interactions with religious leaders present both a challenge and an opportunity: there has been lack of clarity on the official stance on whether and how congregational prayer is restricted as part of ongoing lockdowns.&nbsp;Many mosques in Pakistan continue to hold congregational prayer, and there have been some clashes between the state and mosques over this issue.Effective outreach to the clergy at the community level may help to address this challenge.</p>
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Country Pakistan
Program Area Health & Nutrition Peace & Recovery
Type

Randomized Evaluation

Using Mobile Phone and Satellite Data to Target Togo's Emergency Cash Transfer Program

<p>The Government of Togo has launched an ambitious cash transfer program to provide immediate cash support to poor households that are impacted by COVID-19.The project will assist the government response by improving geographic targeting by building high-resolution poverty maps using a combination of satellite imagery, multiple nationally-representative survey data, and machine learning.The team will also leverage data from mobile phone companies to help the government better target the response to the country's most vulnerable individuals and households.</p>
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Country Togo
Program Area Financial Inclusion Social Protection
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Other

Digital Education Response to COVID-19 in Pakistan

<p>Researchers&nbsp;aim to experimentally evaluate the effect of interventions offering encouragement and technological support in easing the transition to digital learning and helping to ensure that children continue to learn.Specifically, researchers&nbsp;will provide free access to a student learning platform with curated digital learning content to 600 low cost private schools, and evaluate the extent to which an encouragement call to school-owners and offers of technology support to teachers, students, and households alleviate the barriers to adoption and utilization of digital learning.</p>
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Country Pakistan
Program Area Education
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Pilot

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