IPA's early work focused on evaluating financial services for the poor, particularly microcredit. In recent years, we have expanded to other areas as well, and we currently have studies underway on governance, land reform, and remittances. Our country office is continuing to develop relationships with the Philippines government and other partners to ensure that future projects continue to address the most critical issues facing the poor.
Highlights
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This is one of a handful of new studies which provide a rigorous estimate of the impact of microfinance. Accepted applicants used credit to change the structures of their business investments,... |
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In the Philippines, we have continued our global tradition of rigorous, applicable research by building foundational research capacity and conducting evaluations in areas of pressing national... |
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We report the results of a randomized field experiment in the Philippines on the effects of two common anti-vote-selling strategies involving eliciting promises from voters. An invitation to promise... |
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