Evidence Generation
IPA has 20 country offices, listed here, as well as projects in 30+ more countries across the globe.
Evidence Generation
IPA has 20 country offices, listed here, as well as projects in 30+ more countries across the globe.
Since 2015, IPA Myanmar has conducted impact evaluations and rapid- and need assessments, while providing monitoring and evaluation advisory services through a combination of both qualitative and quantitative methods. We have carried out research in collaboration with multilateral partners, international and local non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, and social enterprises. Our focus areas are social protection, health, and financial inclusion.
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View All Studies View All News View All Blogs View All Events View All PublicationsInadequate nourishment in the first years of life can impair children’s physical and cognitive development, with long-term consequences on their earnings and productivity. In Myanmar, which has one of the highest rates of stunting in the Asia-Pacific region, IPA worked with researchers to evaluate the impact of cash transfers to mothers––both with and without social and behavioral change communication (SBCC) ––on determinants and indicators of child malnutrition.
According to preliminary results, cash plus SBCC appears to have reduced in the proportion of stunted children on average, which is driven by significant impacts on determinants of malnutrition including dietary diversity and intake, feeding practices, and food consumption. Impacts were larger for children who were exposed to the program for a longer period of time and concentrated in poorer areas. The cash-only intervention had relatively limited impacts, with no impact on the proportion of stunted children on average.
What’s the impact of digital credit on micro, small and medium enterprises? Are there differential effects on enterprises owned by women? If so, why? To help answer these questions, researchers studied the effect of a liquidity loan available to mobile mobile agents (the majority of whom were women) on agents’ business and transaction behaviors, household welfare outcomes, differential effects between male and female agents, and their potential role in promoting women’s economic empowerment among their customers and community.