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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Addressing the “Baby-Profit Gap”: Testing Interventions to Boost Profits for Female-owned Businesses in the Wake of COVID-19

<p>In low- and middle-income countries, firms owned by women typically have lower profits than those owned by men.COVID-19 has exacerbated this profit gap as women-owned firms tend to be concentrated in sectors where demand has dropped the most, such as services, hospitality, and retail trade.Childcare is an additional constraint for women-led businesses.In one setting, up to 37 percent of female owners bring small children to work, compared to zero men (Delecourt and Fitzpatrick 2021).</p>
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Researchers Anne Fitzpatrick
Country Kenya
Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development
Type

Randomized Evaluation

COVID-19 and the Lives of Female Workers in the Readymade Garment Sector

<p>The ready-made garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh is the main source of formal wage employment for women that constitute a majority of its 4 million workers.The sector has been instrumental in increasing women’s labour force participation in Bangladesh.Demand-side constraints and health concerns introduced by COVID-19 forced factory closures across Dhaka and Chittagong for much of April 2020.</p>
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Country Bangladesh
Program Area Health & Nutrition Social Protection
Type

Descriptive / Surveillance

Youth Employment and Gender: Evaluating the Skills to Succeed (S2S) Program in Bangladesh

<p>Youth unemployment is a major concern in Bangladesh, where a fifth of the population is between 15 - 24.Forty percent of the population works only a few hours per week in low-paid and hazardous jobs, a majority of the workforce earns less than US$5 a day, and women’s economic participation is hindered by social and cultural barriers.Save the Children’s Skills to Succeed (S2S) program targets youth in the slums of Dhaka who have dropped out of school.It first trains them on soft skills such as goal setting, and communicating with employers and customers, to improve low motivation.</p>
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Country Bangladesh
Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development
Type

Randomized Evaluation

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