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To help mitigate gaps in the current crisis response, IPA is pivoting an existing research project with Bangladesh’s government on digital payments to respond to COVID-19’s challenges.

By Tom Wein Editor's note: This cross-post originally appeared on Medium.  I had previously noted that the Global South was missing in studies of coronavirus, according to a couple of major databases compiling surveys. In one database, just 1/230...

As women around the globe are increasingly quarantined, they are also exposed to increased risk of intimate partner violence (IPV).

The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing research projects around the world to move from face-to-face data collection to shorter, phone-based methods using SMS messages or voice calls. As research continues in this modified form, a critical challenge will...

Across IPA’s 22 country offices, we partner with several dozen government ministries. In recent weeks, a new policy priority has arrived on most every policymaker’s agenda: responding to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 crisis. Many of the...

This post, written by Maria Jones, Roshni Khincha, Florence Kondylis, and Lysca Uwamayriya originally appeared on the World Bank's blog. From David et al's two-part blog post (part 1 and part 2) last week, you now know how to construct your sample,...

In response to COVID-19, we must innovate and learn to ensure that we can drive to scale effective and contextually-appropriate policies.

The COVID-19 crisis has changed the way the development sector operates. Many funders are working with their grantees as they pivot their usual development programming to accommodate the new reality—whether by transforming their work to a feasible...

As COVID-19 reaches more of the countries where we work and governments respond with increasing lockdowns and containment measures across the developing world, there is an urgent need to understand the most effective responses that can save lives at...

New findings related to the 2014-15 Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone have implications for health systems in the current COVID-19 crisis. 

As COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly across the globe, we at IPA—like all of you—have been closely monitoring this rapidly evolving situation and adapting our lives and our work as a result. We have been consulting widely to determine the best...

Sunday, March 8 is International Women’s Day. To mark the occasion, IPA staff members are highlighting some insightful readings focused on economic empowerment for women. 

IPA has launched the first-ever fund for experimental consumer protection work in emerging markets. 

This post, written by Laura Chioda (World Bank) with contributions from Paul Gertler (UC Berkeley), Meghan Mahoney (Educate!), Kat Blesie, and Lauren Russell, originally appeared on CEGA's Medium website.

As we close a very eventful 2019, it was refreshing to be able to recollect some highlights of IPA’s policy engagement around the world and reflect on what we’ve learned and where we’re going next when it comes to sharing evidence strategically.

There is very little evidence on what works for forcibly displaced and host community populations. IPA is responding to this gap by launching a new Humanitarian and Forced Displacement Initiative.

As IPA partners in the public sector to equip governments to leverage evidence for decision-making, we have had an intimate view of how this has played out.

It's that time of year, when we help you survive upcoming travel delays, or surreptitiously listen to something else on your discreet bluetooth earbud while nodding along with Uncle Pete explaining to you things you didn't know about reinsurance (...