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

COVID-19 Spread in Informal Settlements: Daily Challenges and Fake News

<p>One of the most, if not the most, at-risk groups of COVID-19 is the urban poor, living in overcrowded conditions with very limited access to public (health) infrastructure.This project has two main objectives.The first objective is to generate data on how slum dwellers are coping with policy responses to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on three areas.First, on hygiene practices, by showing to what extent this highly vulnerable group is following government advice and how this is a function of the constraints they face.</p>
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Country India
Program Area Health & Nutrition Social Protection
Type

Randomized Evaluation

Young Adult Compliance with COVID-19 Mitigation Policies in Bogotá, Colombia

<p>The effectiveness of COVID-19&nbsp;mitigation measures such as handwashing and social distancing depends critically on compliance by young adults because they are far less likely than older adults to suffer severe complications from infection but far more likely to be infected, i.e., to be carriers.In Latin America, this incentive problem is magnified by the fact that young adults comprise a larger share of the population than in industrialized countries.The broad objective of this study is to examine young adult compliance in Bogotá, Colombia.</p>
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Country Colombia
Program Area Health & Nutrition
Type

Randomized Evaluation

Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Economic Outcomes and Well-being of Rural Communities in Western Uganda

<p>This project is&nbsp;using&nbsp;high-frequency phone surveys to dynamically track the impact of COVID-19 over a three-month period.Researchers already have baseline data on a sample of 1,250 households randomly selected from rural villages in Western Uganda.These baseline surveys were conducted during the start of March 2020, before any restrictions began or cases of COVID-19 occurred in Uganda.</p>
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Country Uganda
Program Area Agriculture Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development Social Protection
Type

Descriptive / Surveillance

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