Finding out fast about the impact of COVID-19: The need for policy-relevant methodological innovation

Finding out fast about the impact of COVID-19: The need for policy-relevant methodological innovation

This article was published in World Depelopment [©2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.] and the definite version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105380 The Article's website is at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X20305088#!

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rahman, Hossain Zillur, Matin, Imran, Banks, Nicola, Hulme, David
Other Authors: BRAC Institute of Governance and Development
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Elsevier 2022
Subjects:
Covid-19
Data
Policy Impact
Research
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10361/16264
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105380
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spelling 10361-162642022-03-27T06:02:21Z Finding out fast about the impact of COVID-19: The need for policy-relevant methodological innovation Rahman, Hossain Zillur Matin, Imran Banks, Nicola Hulme, David BRAC Institute of Governance and Development Covid-19 Data Policy Impact Research This article was published in World Depelopment [©2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.] and the definite version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105380 The Article's website is at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X20305088#! In this viewpoint we explore one joint research initiative in Bangladesh to illustrate how methodological innovations using mobile phone technologies and pre-existing survey databases can generate rapid and insightful data on the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic with significant policy influence. Situating this innovation within theoretical and methodological antecedents for rapid appraisal, we show how strong local ownership can facilitate innovation, rapid research and strong policy engagement amidst even the most difficult research conditions. Such rapid surveys and analysis must remain a research priority in times of crisis. Academic researchers in partner organisations further afield must ask important questions around how they can best support such locally-led research initiatives: in preparing for, analysing or writing up the research or in joining efforts to communicate them to wider communities of policy-makers and practitioners globally. Published 2022-02-17T08:50:10Z 2022-02-17T08:50:10Z 2021 2021-04 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/10361/16264 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105380 en_US https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X20305088#! World Development Elsevier
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topic Covid-19
Data
Policy Impact
Research
spellingShingle Covid-19
Data
Policy Impact
Research
Rahman, Hossain Zillur
Matin, Imran
Banks, Nicola
Hulme, David
Finding out fast about the impact of COVID-19: The need for policy-relevant methodological innovation
description This article was published in World Depelopment [©2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.] and the definite version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105380 The Article's website is at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X20305088#!
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title Finding out fast about the impact of COVID-19: The need for policy-relevant methodological innovation
title_short Finding out fast about the impact of COVID-19: The need for policy-relevant methodological innovation
title_full Finding out fast about the impact of COVID-19: The need for policy-relevant methodological innovation
title_fullStr Finding out fast about the impact of COVID-19: The need for policy-relevant methodological innovation
title_full_unstemmed Finding out fast about the impact of COVID-19: The need for policy-relevant methodological innovation
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