Research for Effective Covid-19 Response (RECOVR): Colombia

Tracking how people’s lives are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can enable policymakers to better understand the situation in their countries and make data-driven policy decisions. To respond to this need, IPA implemented the RECOVR panel survey to facilitate comparisons, document real-time trends of policy concern, and inform decision-makers about the communities that are hardest-hit by the economic toll of the pandemic. IPA has rolled out the RECOVR survey in Burkina Faso, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Metro Mexico City, the Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Zambia. We document severe negative shocks to employment, income and food security, and identify how families are caring for and educating their children during extended school closures.