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 (Temporary) COVID-19 Baby Bust in Mexico

<p>In this paper, we investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility and newborn health in Mexico.We use national administrative data and an event-study design to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility and delivery characteristics.Our findings suggest that Mexico’s fertility rate declines temporarily for conceptions that would have occurred during the stay-at-home order.Initially, the fertility rate falls by 10% but quickly rebounds and returns to original levels by May 2021.Still, the overall fertility rate remains 3% lower over the post-pandemic period.Similarly, newborn health deteriorates during the pandemic.</p>
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Country Mexico
Program Area Health & Nutrition
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Quasi-experimental Analysis

Helping Families Help Themselves? Heterogeneous Effects of a Digital Parenting Program

<p>Using an individual-level experiment with male and female caregivers of young children in El Salvador,&nbsp;we evaluate the impact of a free digital stress management and positive parenting intervention.We find&nbsp;that, for males, the intervention increased stress and anxiety and lowered caregiver-child interactions.The&nbsp;effect on males is concentrated among the poorer and those residing with a partner.In contrast, women’s&nbsp;mental health was not impacted.Yet, their use of physical violence toward children decreased by 18 percent.&nbsp;Our results align with theories linking economic deprivation and family structure to caregivers’ cognitive&nbsp;overload and mental health. Sofia Amaral; Lelys Dinarte; Patricio Dominguez; Santiago M.</p>
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Country El Salvador
Program Area Social Protection
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Randomized Evaluation

Can Leadership and Entrepreneurship Skills Programs (Educate!, SEED) Boost Resilience and Coping Strategies among Uganda’s Women in Response to COVID-19?

<p>In 2019, Uganda imposed Africa’s strictest lockdown measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, closing businesses and schools, and banning sales of non-food items at open markets, public gatherings, and the use of vehicles for non-essential purposes.This work builds on two previously implemented RCTs of&nbsp;the Educate! Experience&nbsp;and Skills for Effective Entrepreneurship Development (SEED) program and will shed light on the impacts of COVID-19 on young people in Uganda.Educate! Experience and Skills for Effective Entrepreneurship Development (SEED) are two distinct yet complementary youth leadership and entrepreneurship programs that feature different combinations/intensities of soft and hard skills training.</p>
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Country Uganda
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Randomized Evaluation