Innovations for Poverty Action
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Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is an American non-profit research and policy organization founded in 2002 by economist Dean Karlan.[1] Since its foundation, IPA has worked with over 400 leading academics to conduct over 900 evaluations in 52 countries.[2] The organization also manages the Poverty Probability Index.
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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 |
Location | |
Area served | Global |
Key people | Dean Karlan, Annie Duflo |
Website | poverty-action |
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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.[3] Its partner organizations include over 400 governments, nonprofits, academic institutions, foundations, and companies.