Health and Nutrition
GRADE research in this area is focused on the analysis of issues such as the state of health and nutrition in Peru, how this related to social exclusion, socio-economic status and growth, as well as how it impacts on the ability of individuals and families to develop different capacities.
Senior Researchers
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Lorena Alcázar Valdivia
PhD en Economics - Washington University
Lorena has a BA in Economics from the Pacific University in Peru, a Master’s Degree in Political and International Economy from the Kiel Institute of World Economics, and a PhD in Economics from Washington University. She is currently a Senior Researcher at the Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE). Previously, she served as Vice-President […]
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Alan Sánchez Jiménez
PhD en Economics - University of Oxford
Alan has a DPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford, where hi also holds a Master’s degree in Economics for Development. Currently, he holds dual affiliations as a Senior Researcher at the Oxford Department of International Development (ODID) at the University of Oxford, and a Senior Researcher at the Group for the Analysis of […]
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Martín Valdivia Huaringa
PhD en Applied Economics - University of Minnesota
Martin Valdivia has a PhD in Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota. He has worked as a Senior Researcher at GRADE since 1993. His fields of interest include entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, rural development and more recently democratic governance, with publications in journals such as the Review of Economics and Statistics, the Journal of Development […]
Research Assistants
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Dianela Espinoza Fernández
BA en -
Dianela is an economist from the University of Piura. At GRADE, she supports Alan Sanchez in the “Young Lives at Work” and “Nutrition, Lifestyle, Genes and Metabolome – A Biosocial Cohort Study of Obesity and its Consequences for Non-Communicable Diseases in Young Adults from Urban Peru” projects.
Project Support Staff
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Mónica Lizama Egoavil
Degree en - National Agrarian University
Mónica studied Statistical and Computer Science Engineer at the National University Agrarian La Molina. Currently she is the Data Manager for Young Lives in Peru. Before joining Young Lives, Mónica worked as a statistics assistant at the Peruvian National Institute of Statistics (INEI) and the International Nutrition Institute (IIN).
External Affiliated Researchers
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Jere R. Behrman
Ph.D. en - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor Behrman is a leading international researcher in empirical microeconomics, with emphasis on developing economies. He is also a Research Associate at Penn’s Population Studies Center. His research interests include empirical microeconomics, labor economics, human resources (early childhood development, education, health, nutrition), project evaluation, economic demography, incentive systems and household behaviors. The unifying dimension of […]
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Marta Favara
PhD en - University of Essex
Marta is a Senior Researcher at the Oxford Department of International Development at the University of Oxford where she is leading the quantitative research agenda of Young Lives since 2015. She is also a Research Fellow at the Oxford Martin School Programme on African Governance and an IZA Research Affiliate. Before joining Young Lives, she […]
Publications
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JournalDemography
The population education transition curve: education gradients across population exposure to new health risks
2017 David Baker, William C. Smith, Ismael G. Muñoz, Haram Jeon, Tian Fu, Juan Leon, Daniel Salinas, Renata Horvatek
The salutary effect of formal education on health-risk behaviors and mortality is extensively documented: ceteris paribus, greater educational attainment leads to healthier lives and longevity. Even though the epidemiological evidence has strongly indicated formal education as a leading “social vaccine,” there is intermittent reporting of counter-education gradients for health-risk behavior and associated outcomes for certain […]
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El derecho a la alimentación en grupos en condición de vulnerabilidad
Derecho humano a la alimentación: entre la política pública y las decisiones judiciales2017 Renata Bregaglio, Carmela Chávez, Renato Constantino, Rosa Arévalo
This study analyzes national policies to guarantee the right to food of vulnerable groups in Peru. This is based on the Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security (hereinafter “Voluntary Guidelines”), and Inter-American standards on economic, social and cultural rights. The research […]
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El programa “Qali Warma” desde un enfoque de derechos humanos
Derecho a la alimentación en el contexto latinoamericano2017 Renata Bregaglio, Carmela Chávez, Rosa Arévalo
This research seeks to approach the institutional design of the Qali Warma program under a human rights-based approach, identifying its constituent elements in order to be able to project them in future public food policies. In addition, the gaps or pending tasks for the full assumption of the approach will be pointed out. To this […]
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JournalEconomics & Human Biology
The structural relationship between early nutrition, cognitive skills and non-cognitive skills in four developing countries
2017 Alan Sanchez
The author provides evidence about how skills are acquired during childhood. Early height is found to have an effect on cognitive and non-cognitive skills. The effect of early height on cognitive skills more than doubles that for non-cognitive skills. The impact of early height on non-cognitive skills is indirect.
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Promoting prenatal health care in poor rural areas through conditional cash transfers: evidence from JUNTOS in Peru
2017 Juan Jose Diaz, Víctor Saldarriaga
The authors assess the effects of JUNTOS, a conditional cash transfer program targeted to poor rural households in Peru, on the utilization of prenatal health care by women exposed to the program during their most recent pregnancy. They implement a difference-in-differences estimation technique to uncover the effects of JUNTOS on the utilization of prenatal health […]
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Health and Nutrition en la categoría Working paper
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JournalResearch on Aging
Health care use among elderly mexicans in the United States and Mexico
2006Juan Jose Diaz,
The authors sought to contribute to public policy on U.S. immigrants by comparing patterns of health care use among the Mexican-origin population aged 70 and older in the United States and Mexico.
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JournalEconomía y Sociedad
El enfoque de género en el estudio “Planificación familiar y salud materno-infantil en el Perú: ¿una cuestión de número o de momento?”
2006Martin Valdivia,
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JournalEconomía y Sociedad
Planificación familiar y salud materno-infantil en el Perú: menos puede ser mejor
2005Martin Valdivia,
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JournalFood and nutrition bulletin
Height, weight, and education achievement in rural Peru
2005Santiago Cueto,
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JournalJournal of nutrition
Maternal education and intelligence predict offspring diet and nutritional status
2005Santiago Cueto, , , ,
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Health and Nutrition en la categoría Chapter in Book
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Projects
News
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GRADE entre los think tanks en política social más influyentes del mundo
February 1, 2016 Education and learning, Employment, productivity and innovation, Rural development and agriculture, Ethnicity, gender and citizenship, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Poverty and equality, Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict, State reform and public institutions, Health and nutrition
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Conferencia GRADE 35 años: Relevancia de la evidencia para la construcción de políticas públicas sólidas
November 30, 2015 Employment, productivity and innovation, Rural development and agriculture, Ethnicity, gender and citizenship, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Poverty and equality, Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict, State reform and public institutions, Health and nutrition
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Javier Escobal: “Necesitamos un piso parejo para que los segmentos más pobres del Perú puedan engancharse de manera efectiva al crecimiento”
May 12, 2015 Rural development and agriculture, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Poverty and equality, State reform and public institutions, Health and nutrition
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Entrevista a Eduardo Zegarra sobre la reducción en la franja de precios en el Perú
May 8, 2015 Rural development and agriculture, State reform and public institutions, Health and nutrition
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Platos vacíos: informe sobre transgénicos en el Perú, de la revista Poder, recoge opinión de Eduardo Zegarra
April 25, 2015 Rural development and agriculture, Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict, State reform and public institutions, Health and nutrition
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Events
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Se discutirá estudio de GRADE “Las políticas públicas de protección infantil: Una mirada a las Demuna”
29/05/2012 8:30 am Auditorio de GRADE (Av. Almirante Grau 915, Barranco) Ethnicity, gender and citizenship, Health and nutrition
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Javier Escobal será panelista de evento en Puno coorganizado por el MIDIS, BM Y GRADE
10/02/2012 Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Se presentará la publicación ¿Quién se queda atrás? del estudio Niños del Milenio
07/02/2012 8:30 am Auditorio de GRADE (Av. Almirante Grau 915, Barranco) Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Estudios Fundación van Leer: se revela que la mayor violencia contra los niños se padece en el hogar
28/10/2011 8:30 am Auditorio de GRADE (Av. Almirante Grau 915, Barranco) Ethnicity, gender and citizenship, Health and nutrition
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Taller “Cómo asegurar una transferencia óptima del Programa Nacional Wawa Wasi a los municipios provinciales”
02/06/2011 8:30 am Auditorio de GRADE (Av. Almirante Grau 915, Barranco) Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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- Education and Learning
- Employment, Productivity and Innovation
- Rural Development and Agriculture
- Ethnicity, Gender and Citizenship
- Methodologies for Research and Evaluation of Policy and Programmes
- Poverty and Equity
- Natural Resources, Extractive Industries and Social Conflict
- State Reform and Public Institutions
- Health and Nutrition
- Urbanization and Sustainable Cities
