“Off-the-book” fees and non-monetary costs pose a barrier to the uptake and continued usage of digital financial services (DFS).In this workshop, participants gained an understanding of the various methodologies available to measure the cost of DFS and participate in a hands-on activity where they will build their own mystery shopping research plan.Learn more on the BRAC's Frugal Innovation Forum 2022 website here.

On May 17, 2022, Jeni Sorensen, Director of IPA's Human Trafficking Research Initiative (HTRI), presented at an event titled, "From Research to Action: the state of child labor and forced labor research and the need to build the evidence base to increase policy impact," as part of the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labor.

Pour la version française, voici.  On May 13, IPA Francophone West Africa (IPA FWA) and Côte d’Ivoire's Ministry of Planning and Development held a conference on the theme, "Best Practices for Efficient Development Policies in Côte d’Ivoire" at the Amphitheatre of the National Advanced School of Statistics and Applied Economics (ENSEA) in Abidjan-Cocody.The conference was attended by Kaba Nialé, Minister of Planning and Development of Côte d’Ivoire, and Annie Duflo, Executive Director of IPA, as well as stakeholders involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of public policies. The goal of this conference was to highlight best practices in public policy impact evaluation.