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

Impact of COVID-19 Stimulus Packages on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

<p>The economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis in Latin America hinges on the survival of SMEs, which employ a large fraction of the region’s workforce.Governments are responding with large economic stimulus packages, including liquidity or methods to prop up demand for SMEs.</p>
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Country Chile
Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development
Type

Randomized Evaluation

Cash Transfers During a Pandemic: Evidence from a Kenyan Slum

<p>This study will deliver cash grants to female microenterprise owners in Dandora, Kenya during the COVID-19 outbreak.Researchers are conducting a randomized controlled trial to study the impact of unconditional cash transfers on economic outcomes both during and after the crisis.The research team&nbsp;will collect information about expectations, beliefs, and impact of any potential government policy responses on business outcomes.This panel data is collected by phone interview on an ongoing basis from early April until the end of August.The study population is composed of entrepreneurs in a dense slum in Nairobi, Kenya called Dandora.</p>
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Country Kenya
Type

Randomized Evaluation

Resilience & Risk in the Informal Sector: Responses to Economic & Security Risks of COVID-19 in Lagos, Nigeria

<p>Researchers are conducting a series of phone surveys to study the economic, social and security impacts of COVID-19 among informal sector vendors in Lagos, Africa’s largest city (with a population of more than 24 million).The survey capitalizes on prior work with a representative sample of market vendors, making rapid data collection at a distance feasible among this otherwise hard-to-reach population.Their experiences are indicative of those of a large and particularly vulnerable subset of the population in Africa–actors in the urban informal economy–who live day to day and whose economic activities will be deeply impacted by the crisis.</p>
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Country Nigeria
Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development
Type

Pilot

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