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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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

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Exponential-growth prediction bias and compliance with safety measures in the times of COVID-19

<p>People tend to underestimate the speed at which exponential processes unfold.This is especially relevant in the early stages of an infectious disease outbreak.This paper uses an incentivized, survey instrument to document an exponential-growth prediction bias (EGPB) in the context of COVID-19: the “degree of convexity” in the predicted path of the disease is significantly lower than in the actual path, and respondents from countries at a later stage of the disease progression showed higher bias relative to those at an early stage.</p>
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Country Global
Program Area Health & Nutrition
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Pilot

Coronavirus Outbreak, Schooling and Learning: Study on Secondary School Students in Bangladesh

<p>COVID-19&nbsp;has disrupted education systems around the world, pushing the majority of children temporarily out of school.With close to 40 million children enrolled in school, Bangladesh is among the countries most affected by a complete shutdown.With all schools closed for a period of at least two months, the immediate challenge for the policymakers therefore is safeguarding learning time and well-being while children remain out of school.Regardless of its impact on household poverty, the Coronavirus pandemic will directly impact learning outcomes by reducing time spent in learning activities, in and out of school.</p>
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Country Bangladesh
Program Area Education
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Pilot

Protection and Revival of the Agriculture Sector from the COVID-19-induced Economic Crisis

<p>Lockdown strategies entail a number of protective measures to flatten the curve against COVID-19 infection, which include border closures, travel restrictions, restaurant closures, and trade disruptions.This is having a significant impact on the agriculture sector, which is already reeling from the deep cut in the price of produce because of low demand and simultaneous increase in the cost of transporting the produce.Historically, quarantines and panic leads to a spike in hunger and malnutrition, as evidenced during the Ebola Virus outbreak in Sierra Leone in 2014.</p>
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Country Bangladesh
Program Area Agriculture
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Pilot

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