Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), with co-organizer the Buffett Institute’s Global Poverty Research Lab (GPRL), hosted its Third Annual Researcher Gathering to bring together researchers in financial inclusion and social protection for a two-day event at Northwestern University.At the meeting, researchers informally discussed research in financial inclusion and household finance in the United States and around the world.Researchers also shared new research on social safety nets, cash transfers, targeting, and livelihood development. EVENT DETAILS TIME  October 27, 2017 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT October 28, 2017 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM CDT LOCATION  Northwestern University James L.

IPA Myanmar led an intensive one-day “Introduction to Program Evaluation” training with government officials in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on October 26th.The seminar covered the following topics: theory of change, experimental and quasi-experimental methods, and a case study on a maternal and child cash transfers Randomized Controlled Trial in Myanmar.