Deadline: 21-Jan-22
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced an open call for the Post-COVID-19 Employment Recovery for Women and Diverse Populations Latin America and the Caribbean.
This call for proposals focuses on rigorous research studies that use quantitative methods supported by identification strategies, such as reduced observational data models, structural models, and experimental or quasi-experimental evaluations.
Goals
This call seeks to fund rigorous and innovative research proposals on the topics of labor markets and entrepreneurship that:
- document the inequalities faced by women and diverse populations, both before and during the pandemic, or;
- evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and innovative solutions that seek to close the gap of inequality in the context of the pandemic.
Topics
GDLab is looking for rigorous research projects that include a gender and inclusion perspective on the following topics:
- Job recovery and job creation.
- The recovery of micro, small and medium enterprises.
Funding Information
EGDLab will allocate between 15,000 and 150,000 US dollars (USD) or its equivalent in local currency to the total budget of each study.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any independent researcher or research team composed of governments, universities or private sector entities can apply.
- IDB specialists associated with external teams may also participate.
Evaluation Criteria
- Relevance and innovation. Does the research proposal address a knowledge gap? How does the study contribute to closing this knowledge gaps? What innovation does the study propose to address the problem?
- Data and methodology. Does the proposal present a clear research design and methodology? Proposal must include a strong quantitative approach and should contribute in at least one of the following dimensions:
- analysis of new survey or administrative data, and/or;
- implementation of a rigorous empirical strategy to isolate gender and diversity gaps (i.e., reduced observational data models, structural models, and experimental or quasi-experimental evaluations).
- Implementation capacity. Does the team have the skills, capacity, and experience to deliver the proposed research project? Are the budget and research project plan realistic, and do they show a clear understanding of the topic that they would like to address?
- Scalability and replicability: Are the ideas and potential results applicable to other contexts? Are there obstacles to scaling the project?
For more information, visit https://gdlab.iadb.org/en/call
