Innovations for Poverty Action
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is an American non-profit research and policy organization founded in 2002 by economist Dean Karlan. Since its foundation, IPA has worked with over 400 leading academics to conduct over 900 evaluations in 52 countries. The organization also manages the Poverty Probability Index.
| Founded | 2002 |
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| Founder | Dean Karlan |
| Type | Research into poverty alleviation and development programs |
| Focus | Program Evaluation in areas such as Microfinance Public Health Agriculture Education |
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Area served | Global |
Key people | Dean Karlan, Annie Duflo |
| Website | poverty-action |
IPA conducts randomized controlled trials (RCTs), along with other types of quantitative research, to measure the impacts of development programs in sectors including microfinance, education, health, peace & recovery, governance, agriculture, social protection, and small and medium enterprises. Its partner organizations include over 400 governments, nonprofits, academic institutions, foundations, and companies.
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