Random Update | September 2021
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IPA Random Update
LATEST RESEARCH & NEWS
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NEW PUBLICATION
Supporting Women-led Businesses in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Through the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond
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By Elizabeth Koshy and Lucia Sanchez
In this brief, Innovations for Poverty Action has compiled evidence-based insights for the short- and long-term recovery of women-led businesses in low- and middle-income countries from the COVID-19 crisis. The pandemic has negatively impacted many businesses. Given emerging data on the gender dimensions of the crisis, this brief focuses specifically on how to ensure that women and women-led businesses are included in the economic recovery from the pandemic.
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NEW ARTICLE
The Largest Study on Masks and COVID-19 Revealed That Masks Work
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By Heidi McAnnally-Linz, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, and Ashley Styczynski
In this article for the Washington Post, researchers Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak and Ashley Styczynski along with former IPA Director of Policy & External Relations, Heidi McAnnally-Linz, talk about the recent IPA study
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on how to increase mask use and its impact on COVID-19. They highlight the importance of building large-scale coalitions to transform useful information into programs that reach millions of people.
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NEW BLOG POST
Locally-Grounded Research: Strengthening Partnerships to Advance the Science and Impact of Development Research
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By Suleiman Asman, Claudia Casarotto, Annie Duflo, and Radha Rajkotia
Over IPA’s nearly 20 years of moving evidence to impact, we have learned that strong technical skills combined with a deep knowledge of and connection to the local context are critical to putting evidence to use. We believe that making research more locally grounded—by increasing the engagement of researchers from the countries where our research activities are taking place—will likely lead to more policy-relevant and impactful studies. In this blog post, we lay out why and how we are embarking on this new strategy.
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BLOG
Digital Credit and Donor Funds: Public Goods for Private Companies?
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By Rafe Mazer
Locally-Grounded Research: Strengthening Partnerships to Advance the Science and Impact of Development Research
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By Suleiman Asman, Claudia Casarotto, Annie Duflo, Radha Rajkotia
RECOVR Roundup Vol. 25: Social Protection in the Time of COVID-19
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By Luciana Debenedetti, Jeffrey Mosenkis, and Rachel Strohm
10 Leadership Lessons My IPA Colleagues Have Taught Me In (Almost) 10 Years
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By Heidi McAnnally-Linz
RECOVR Roundup Vol. 24: 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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In The New York Times, Researchers Call for Mask-Wearing
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The Atlantic Covers Masks Study in Bangladesh
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In The Economist, Results of Bangladesh Study on Mask Use
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Bangladesh Masks Study Featured in NBC News
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The Dhaka Tribune on Study Increasing Mask-Wearing in Bangladesh
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EVENTS
UPCOMING
Zambia Education Evidence Summit 2021
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November (date TBD) | Webinar, Zambia
RECENT
Ghana National Education Week: Evidence Summit 2021
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September 28-30 | Conference, Ghana
Webinar | Organized Crime and Economic Growth: Evidence from Mafia Infiltrated Municipalities in Italy
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September 28 | Webinar, United States
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Webinar | Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in Brazil: Challenges to Integration and Local Impacts
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September 22 | Webinar, United States
Webinar | Shifting Individual Behaviors in High Risk Settings: Lessons from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Inspired Interventions
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August 19 | Webinar, United States
Government to People Payment Digitization: Understanding Beneficiaries’ Experiences
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July 28 | Webinar, Bangladesh
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