Random Update | June 2021
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LATEST RESEARCH & NEWS
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LEARNING CASE STUDY
The Challenges of Scaling Up a Complicated Technological Solution in a Resource-Constrained Setting
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Researchers: Xavier Giné, Jessica Goldberg, and Dean Yang
In Malawi, a pilot study showed that using fingerprints as unique IDs to track credit histories increased repayment behavior of microfinance borrowers, holding promise as a way to help more poor borrowers access credit. With support from USAID’s Development Innovation Ventures
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, researchers collaborated with lenders and a centralized credit data repository in Malawi to evaluate the impact of this approach prior to its transition to scale. The implementation of the scale-up faced many challenges and researchers saw relatively low adoption of fingerprint identification by local microfinance institutions. These results highlight the challenge of scaling up a complicated technology in a resource-constrained setting and the broader importance of evaluating interventions beyond the pilot scale before expanding them to reach larger populations.
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NEW RESULTS
Formal Vocational Training Boosted Educational Attainment and Employment in Mongolia
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Researchers: Erica Field, Leigh Linden, Daniel Rubenson, and Shing-yi Wang
Vocational education programs are a popular strategy aimed at improving labor market outcomes for youth, but there is mixed evidence about their actual benefits. Researchers evaluated the impact of admission to one of Mongolia’s formal vocational training programs on students’ educational attainment, employment, and earnings. Admission led to higher educational attainment and employment for applicants, especially for women, and increased earnings for women.
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BLOG
RECOVR Roundup Vol. 18: Social Protection in the Time of COVID-19
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By Luciana Debenedetti, Jeffrey Mosenkis, and Rachel Strohm
RECOVR Roundup Vol. 17: Social Protection in the Time of COVID-19
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By Luciana Debenedetti, Jeffrey Mosenkis, and Rachel Strohm
Closing the Learning Gap: Building Liberia's First National Primary Learning Assessment System
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By Arja Dayal, Joe Gbasakollie, Madia Herring, Andreas Holzinger, Mark Jäger, and Walker Higgins
IPA IN THE NEWS
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Deworming Study Featured in Project Syndicate
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In The Indian Express, the Need for South Asian Partnerships in Fight Against COVID-19
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The Daily Star Op-Ed on Changing Behavior to NORMalize Mask Use
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EVENTS
UPCOMING
Ghana National Education Week: Evidence Summit 2021
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August 22 | Accra, Ghana
IPA to Moderate Myanmar Update 2021: Living with the Pandemic and the Coup
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July 15-17 | Webinar, Myanmar
RECENT
Webinar | Do Vouchers Work? The Impact of Humanitarian Assistance on Displaced People in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
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June 30 | Webinar, United States
Phone Surveys Using Random Digit Dialing: Lessons Learned from IPA’s Multi-Country RECOVR Surveys
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June 29 | Webinar, United States
Webinar | Transportation Infrastructure in Medellin: Importing Opportunity or Exporting Crime?
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June 22 | Webinar, United States
Roundtable | Can Cash Transfers Promote Social Distancing and Enhance Social Protection during a Pandemic? Evidence from Ghana
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June 17 | Webinar, Ghana
Building State Capacity for Tax Collection: Emerging Evidence and Implications for Practice
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June 3 | Webinar, United States
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
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
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