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

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A Rapid Survey of Citizens' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) with Respect to COVID-19 in Kenya

<p>Twaweza collected&nbsp;data on citizens’ knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) related to Covid-19&nbsp;through a series of mobile phone surveys of a representative sample of the country’s adult population.The evidence generated will a) provide baseline information on the status of citizens’ knowledge attitudes and practices (behaviors) across Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar, b) improve the understanding of citizens’ knowledge gaps on Covid-19, so as to improve public information campaigns, c) provide data useful in the post Covid-19 to assess the effectiveness of the public health response, and enhance global knowledge on the role of citizen data in combating infectious diseases.</p>
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Country Kenya
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Descriptive / Surveillance

Druglords Don’t Stay at Home: COVID-19 Pandemic and Crime Patterns in Mexico City

<p>The objective of the study is to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on conventional crime and organized crime in Mexico City, Mexico.Researchers&nbsp;use an event study for the intertemproal variation across the 16 districts (municipalities) in Mexico City for 2019 and 2020, utilizing reported crime data from the&nbsp;Mexico City’s Attorney General’s Office (covering&nbsp;domestic violence, burglary, robbery, vehicle-theft, assault-battery, homicides, kidnapping, and extortion).</p>
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Country Mexico
Program Area Peace & Recovery
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Descriptive / Surveillance

The Threat to Female Adolescent Development from Covid-19

<p>The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted economic and educational activities in Bangladesh and the wider region.In social settings with a high incidence of early marriage, educational institutions provide a safe space for adolescent girls, and the social network support provided by teachers and classmates play a critical role in preventing early marriages.Therefore, while educational institutions remain closed during the current pandemic, adolescent girls are likely to face heightened marriage pressures.We attempt to shed light on this emerging issue by investigating the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the practice of female early marriage.</p>
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Country Bangladesh
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Randomized Evaluation