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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COVID-19 Rural Household Survey in Gaibandha, Bangladesh

<p>Using data collected through a telephone-based survey in rural Bangladesh during the height of the pandemic, the researchers&nbsp;present evidence on the effects of COVID-19-led lockdown and school closures on children, focusing on three child-related outcomes: time use of children during the school closure, plans regarding children’s schooling continuation, and the incidence of child marriages.The&nbsp;analysis reveals heterogeneity in the effects of lockdown and school closure in terms of the child’s gender and the type of shocks.</p>
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Country Bangladesh
Program Area Education
Type

Randomized Evaluation

COVID-19-Related Perceptions and Behaviors in Edo and Delta States, Nigeria

<p>The research team is conducting phone interviews on previously collected representative samples of individuals in Edo and Delta states in Nigeria.The researchers&nbsp;plan to make two contributions:&nbsp;First, they&nbsp;will contribute descriptive insights about existing coronavirus-related health beliefs and behaviors, such as the spatial distribution of disease awareness, socio-economic and other correlates of awareness, and compliance with government issued guidelines on social distancing and hand-washing.This information is often not readily available in areas of ongoing or recent conflict, including parts of Nigeria’s South-South.</p>
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Country Nigeria
Program Area Governance Peace & Recovery
Type

Randomized Evaluation

Cash transfers and COVID-19: Experiences from Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Uganda

<p>Little is known about the effects of large cash transfers in contexts of protracted displacement.This includes the influence of cash transfers on health behaviors during shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic.IDinsight plans to develop evidence in this area by building on an on-going impact evaluation of GiveDirectly’s unconditional cash transfer program in Kiryandongo refugee settlement, Uganda.The team is gathering data on the COVID-19 public health measures that refugee households are implementing, the health services they are able to access, and their understanding of COVID-19 and preventative measures.</p>
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Country Uganda
Program Area Social Protection
Type

Qualitative Research

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