Random Update | May 2021
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LATEST RESEARCH & NEWS
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SCALING EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS
Evidence on NORMalizing Masks is Used by Organizations and Governments to Reach Millions
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The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the lives of more than 3.5 million people globally, and South Asia has become the epicenter of the pandemic. While vaccines offer a long-term solution, they still remain scarce in low-income countries, and masks and other protective measures are still critical to stemming the spread. However, in many places wearing a mask is still not the norm. A new model designed to NORMalize mask-wearing points to a scalable solution. IPA and a large coalition of partners have quickly mobilized to support government and non-government organizations in scaling the model. In India, the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) is currently scaling the model to 3-4 million people. In Bangladesh, the city of Dhaka is scaling and BRAC is poised to reach 81 million people with the model nationwide, but some funding gaps exist.
Read more in the policy brief
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NEW RESULTS
Understanding Payday Loan Borrowers' Decisions in the United States
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Researchers: Hunt Allcott, Joshua Kim, Dmitry Taubinsky, and Jonathan Zinman
Payday loans—small short-term loans with high interest rates that become due at the time of the borrower’s next paycheck—are a common form of lending to people with low income in the United States. Do borrowers taking out these loans make rational decisions, or do they borrow more than they expect or would like to in the long run? Researchers partnered with a large payday lender in Indiana to conduct an evaluation to better understand consumers’ decision-making. The results suggest that average borrowers can anticipate their probability of taking loans in the future. However, people focus too much on the present when making decisions about payday loans, a behavior that they would like to change.
Read the full summary here
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and the working paper here
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BLOG
RECOVR Roundup Vol. 16: Social Protection in the Time of COVID-19
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By Luciana Debenedetti, Jeffrey Mosenkis, and Rachel Strohm
The Continued Impacts of COVID-19 in Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso: Lessons from Round 2 of the RECOVR Survey
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By Luciana Debenedetti, Andreas Holzinger, and Arthur Sagot-Duvauroux
RECOVR Roundup Vol. 15: Social Protection in the Time of COVID-19
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By Luciana Debenedetti, Jeffrey Mosenkis, and Rachel Strohm
IPA IN THE NEWS
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Vox on How to Help India Combat COVID
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Business Standard on Replicating Bangladesh Mask-Wearing Interventions in India
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In the Dhaka Tribune, Encouraging Mask Use Through Polite Intervention
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The Financial Express on NORMalizing Mask-Wearing in Bangladesh
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Togo First on Study Using Data to Better Deliver Cash Aid
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EVENTS
UPCOMING
RECOVR Webinar Series | COVID-19 and Forced Displacement in the Global South | Economic Well-being and Integration
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June 2 | Webinar, United States
RECENT
Webinaire RECOVR | Informer les politiques de santé, sociales et économiques sur le COVID-19 en Afrique de l'Ouest
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May 25 | Webinar, United States
IPA Co-Presents at Consumer Protection Stakeholder Validation Workshop
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May 21 | Webinar, Kenya
Building the Evidence on Forced Displacement: From Research to Policy Making
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May 19 | Webinar, United States
Poverty Traps and Microenterprises: How to Catalyze Asset Accumulation for Entrepreneurs
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May 18 | Webinar, United States
IPA Trains the Uganda Communications Commission on Data Analysis for Consumer Protection
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May 10, 11, and 14 | Webinar, Uganda
RECOVR Webinar Series | Informing Health, Social, and Economic Policy on COVID-19 in Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire, and Burkina Faso
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April 29 | Webinar, United States
IPA Presents at Virtual Training on Consumer Protection and Financial Education for Digital Financial Services
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April 28 | Webinar, United States
Brokering Truces Between Gangs in Latin America: New Evidence on the Effects on Communities
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April 27 | Webinar, United States
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