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IPA Random Update
LATEST RESEARCH & NEWS
ANNOUNCEMENT
New Partnership between IPA and Government of Togo
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IPA's Executive Director Annie Duflo and Francophone West Africa Director Andreas Holzinger met with the President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé, recently. The meeting was followed by the announcement of a Memorandum of Understanding between IPA and the National Identification Agency, formalizing partnerships begun during the pandemic to work together on using and improving data systems for social programs.
You can see more in the news video (in French) below, and in the "IPA in the News" section further below.
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NEW STUDY
Text Messages as a Tool for Supporting Remote Education
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Sending a text message to parents with suggested basic numeracy and literacy activities had an impact on the cognitive skills of preschool students during remote learning due to COVID-19. This intervention generates 0.01 increases (in standard deviation units) on a learning index for every 80 US cents spent, making it one of the most cost-effective interventions to improve early numeracy skills in Latin America.
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BLOG
RECOVR Roundup Vol. 37: Social Protection in the Time of COVID-19
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By Jeffrey Mosenkis and Gabriel Olila
Can You Spot a Scam? Putting Fraud Attempts to the Test in Kenya
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By Elif Kubilay, Eva Raiber, and Lisa Spantig
RECOVR Roundup Vol. 36: Social Protection in the Time of COVID-19
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By Jeffrey Mosenkis and Gabriel Olila
A Voucher for Psychological Well-Being? Researchers and Practitioners Discuss Lasting Well-Being Benefits from a One-Time Voucher Program
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By Erin Kelley, Leslie Roberts, Emily Sloane, John Quattrochi, and Pieter Ventevogel
RECOVR Roundup Vol. 35: Social Protection in the Time of COVID-19
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By Jeffrey Mosenkis and Gabriel Olila
IPA IN THE NEWS
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Annie Duflo and President of Togo Announce New Partnership between IPA and Government of Togo
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Vox: In Liberia, Researchers Find Cash and Therapy Still Reducing Crime 10 Years later
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Chris Blattman in the Washington Post on Averting Crime in Liberia
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Central Bank of Nigeria and IPA on High Cost of Digital Financial Inclusion
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High Costs of Digital Lending in Kenya
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IPA Shares SXSW Recognition for Social Protection Work in Togo
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EVENTS
RECENT
Warriors and Vigilantes as Police Officers: Evidence from a Field Experiment with Body Cameras in Rio de Janeiro
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May 27 | Webinar, United States
The Psychosocial Value of Work: Evidence from Refugee Camps in Bangladesh
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May 24 | Webinar, United States
BRAC’s Frugal Innovation Forum 2022 | What Does It Really Cost to Use Digital Financial Services?
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May 18 | Webinar, United States
IPA's Human Trafficking Research Initiative (HTRI) Presents at 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labor
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May 17 | Durban, South Africa
IPA's Executive Director Annie Duflo Meets with the President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé
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May 9 | Lomé, Togo
IPA Francophone West Africa Signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Togo
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May 9 | Lomé, Togo
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