How do you conduct research under a global pandemic?
This episode features two interviews illuminating the research process in an era of lockdowns and social distancing. IFPRI’s Senior Research Fellow Xiaobo Zhang (https://www.ifpri.org/profile/xiaobo-zhang) , in a conversation with Sivan Yosef (https://www.ifpri.org/profile/sivan-yosef) , talks about using a fleet of student volunteers to conduct a survey of 2,400 small and medium businesses in China, to find out how they have fared economically. Rob Vos (https://www.ifpri.org/profile/rob-vos), Director of IFPRI’s Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, discusses his modelling work with colleagues that projects the impacts of COVID-19 on global and regional food security. Both interviews show that high-quality research is still possible and is more important than ever.
To learn more:
-Blog post 1: https://www.ifpri.org/blog/covid-19-spreads-no-major-concern-global-food-security-yet
-Blog post 2: https://www.ifpri.org/blog/covid-19s-impact-chinas-small-and-medium-sized-businesses
-COVID19 Blog Series: https://www.ifpri.org/landing/covid-19-blog-landing-page
Donors & Partners:
- Peking University (http://english.pku.edu.cn/)
- Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (http://eng.suibe.edu.cn/)
- Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (https://iie-en.gdufs.edu.cn/)
- Harbin Institute of Technology at Shenzhen (http://en.hit.edu.cn/)
Interviewees: Xiaobo Zhang, Rob Vos
Interviewer: Sivan Yosef
Producer: Sivan Yosef
Sound Editor: Jennifer Weingart
Promotions: Smita Aggarwal
