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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The Effects of the Lockdown on Temporary Migrants in India

<p>This study aims to assess the short- and medium-term impact of Covid-19 on a particularly vulnerable and large but difficult to reach population in India: temporary migrants.Building on a sample of urban migrants from a previous study, we will conduct phone surveys to understand the economic and health effects of the current lockdown.The sample includes both migrants stranded in the city and others who managed to return to their villages.We plan to extend the sample with snowball sampling, encouraging current participants to recruit additional participants.</p>
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Country India
Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development Social Protection
Type

Pilot

Community Health Care and COVID-19 Pandemic: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

<p>We plan to do three things.First, by collecting novel data using phone surveys we will document both the extent of (self-reported) incidence of COVID-19 and the extent to which respondents adjust their health seeking behavior in response to the pandemic.This will allow us to estimate a more comprehensive measure of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in rural Africa that embraces morbidity and mortality from all conditions.</p>
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Country Uganda
Program Area Health & Nutrition
Type

Randomized Evaluation

Breaking Barriers to Virtual Access: Supporting Senior Citizens in Colombia to Stay at Home

<p>In Colombia, adults older than 70 have been in mandatory home quarantine since March 20th.These restrictions have made it difficult for this vulnerable population to access and use public services, such as their pension.Even though the public pension provider, Colpensiones, had an online platform to conduct transactions remotely prior to the crisis, enrollment was low, and many elderly pension holders preferred to carry these transactions in person.Building off of recent research with Colpensiones, we are designing and testing an SMS-based message campaign aimed at helping senior citizens overcome barriers to access and use the online platform.</p>
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Country Colombia
Program Area Social Protection
Type

Randomized Evaluation

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