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

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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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Using Weekly Financial and Health Diaries to Track Health and Income Effects of the COVID-19 Outbreak and Government Response Measures in Rural Kenya

<p>This research assesses how low-income households in rural Kenya coped with the immediate economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.It uses granular financial data from weekly household interviews covering six weeks before the first case was detected in Kenya to five weeks after during which various containment measures were implemented.Based on household-level fixed-effects regressions, our results suggest that income from work decreased with almost one-third and income from gifts and remittances reduced by more than one-third after the start of the pandemic.Nevertheless, household expenditures on food remained at pre-COVID levels.</p>
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Country Kenya
Program Area Financial Inclusion Health & Nutrition
Type

Quasi-experimental Analysis

The Effects of a Universal Basic Income in Kenya: Impacts of COVID-19

<p>In 2017, IPA launched a randomized controlled trial in Kenya to test the effectiveness of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) in eradicating extreme poverty.Participants in the study treatment groups have been receiving regular cash transfers for over two years and will continue to receive these transfers over the next several months.This provided&nbsp;a unique opportunity to study how digital cash transfers can help during a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic.Against the backdrop of this pandemic, researchers conducted&nbsp;three rounds of phone surveys to (a) track the prevalence of COVID-19 and its collateral effects (e.g.</p>
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Country Kenya
Program Area Financial Inclusion Social Protection
Type

Randomized Evaluation

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

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