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.

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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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COVID-19, Gender, and Youth Employment in Kenya

<p>The Government of Kenya, in partnership with the World Bank, is implementing a multi-year project, the Kenya Youth Employment and Opportunities Project (KYEOP), to increase employment and earning opportunities for youth aged 18-29 years.The project involves several evaluations including the study of the combined and isolated impacts of providing small business&nbsp;grants, business development services (BDS) of different forms (in classroom, via one-on-one counselling visits, and with digital means), and behavioral interventions.</p>
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Country Kenya
Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development
Type

Randomized Evaluation

Understanding Digital Credit Usage, Intra-household Bargaining Patterns, and Gender Reporting during COVID-19 in Kenya

<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial challenges for small businesses across Kenya, where some enterprises recorded a drop of as much as 44 percent in revenue in the early months of the&nbsp;pandemic (Egger et al.2020).&nbsp;&nbsp;Women entrepreneurs may face an especially high burden due to increased childcare responsibilities from school closures.</p>
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Country Kenya
Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development
Type

Randomized Evaluation

Addressing the “Baby-Profit Gap”: Testing Interventions to Boost Profits for Female-owned Businesses in the Wake of COVID-19

<p>In low- and middle-income countries, firms owned by women typically have lower profits than those owned by men.COVID-19 has exacerbated this profit gap as women-owned firms tend to be concentrated in sectors where demand has dropped the most, such as services, hospitality, and retail trade.Childcare is an additional constraint for women-led businesses.In one setting, up to 37 percent of female owners bring small children to work, compared to zero men (Delecourt and Fitzpatrick 2021).</p>
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Researchers Anne Fitzpatrick
Country Kenya
Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development
Type

Randomized Evaluation

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