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

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Vulnerability and Trust in the Aftermath of COVID-19 in Uganda

<p>COVID-19 has already disrupted community life and will surely alter community social dynamics for years to come.This project aims to identify and track over time citizens’ compliance with COVID-19 mitigation policies and their access to relief services in Kampala, Uganda.</p>
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Country Uganda
Type

Randomized Evaluation

Public Health, Trust, and Livelihoods: The Case of COVID-19 in Uganda

<p>Governments play a key role in combating pandemics, but the success of these efforts crucially depends on the actions taken by individuals.The more citizens trust the government and its law enforcement agencies, the more likely they are to trust the information the government provides during crisis events and comply with government directives.This trust may help reduce the rate of risky health behaviours.</p>
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Country Uganda
Type

Randomized Evaluation

Can Youth Empowerment Programs Reduce Violence against Girls during the COVID-19 Pandemic?

<p>This project studies whether a youth empowerment program in Bolivia can reduce the prevalence of violence against girls during the COVID-19 lockdown.The program offers training in soft skills and technical skills, sex education, mentoring, and job-finding assistance.To measure the effects of the program, the study conducts a randomized control trial with 600 vulnerable adolescents.Violence is measured with both direct self-report questions and list experiments. Selim Gulesci, Manuela Puente Beccar, Diego Ubfal Labor market outcomes, violence Save the Children The results indicate that seven months after its completion, the program increased girls' earnings and decreased violence targeting females.</p>
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Country Bolivia
Program Area Social Protection
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Randomized Evaluation