Poverty and Equity
The researchers in this area of GRADE develop methodologies for conducting research into the multi-disciplinary causes and characteristics of the mechanisms that sustain poverty , inequality and exclusion, as well as studies to identify opportunities for change.
Senior Researchers
-
Vanessa Rojas Arangoitia
PhD en - Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
Vanessa holds a PhD in Sociology from Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. She has a degree in Anthropology and a Master’s degree in Political Science from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Her work has focused on the anthropology of education and childhood, addressing issues of educational transitions, child welfare, educational quality and power relations. During 2012, she […]
-
Martín Benavides Abanto (on leave)
PhD en Sociology - Pennsylvania State University
Martín Benavides has a PhD in Sociology from Pennsylvania State University where he also attained a Master’s Degree in Education Policy. He has a degree in Sociology and a BA in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, and has been a visiting student on issues of social mobility and inequality at Nuffield College […]
-
Juan José Díaz Noziglia
PhD en Economics - University of Maryland
Juan José Díaz has a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland. He is currently a Senior Researcher at GRADE. His interests include the labor economy and evaluating social, educational, health and development programs.
-
Javier Escobal D`Angelo
PhD en Economic Development - Wageningen University
Javier holds a PhD in Economic Development from Wageningen University, in the Netherlands, and a Master’s degree from New York University, where he also carried out doctoral studies in Economics. He is currently a Senior Researcher at GRADE. He is also Co-Researcher in the Young Lives/Niños del Milenio longitudinal study, which follows more than 2000 children during the […]
-
Gabriela Guerrero Barnechea
PhD en Educational Sciences - KU Leuven
Gabriela Guerrero has a PhD in Educational Sciences from the KU Leuven in Belgium and a Master’s Degree in Development Studies with a major in Public Policy from the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, The Netherlands. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Educational Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. She is currently a […]
-
Miguel Jaramillo Baanante
PhD en History - University of California
Miguel Jaramillo has a degree in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He completed his graduate studies in Economics and History at the University of California, where he received a PhD in History. His areas of interests are labor economics, social policy and institutional analysis. He is currently a Senior Researcher at GRADE. […]
-
Juan León Jara-Almonte
PhD en - Pennsylvania State University
Juan has a PhD in Educational Theory and Policy and Comparative & International Education from Pennsylvania State University. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences with mention in Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Currently, he is a Senior Researcher at GRADE. His research interests are inequality in education, intercultural bilingual education, early […]
-
Alan Sánchez Jiménez
PhD en Economics - University of Oxford
Alan has a DPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford. He also holds a master degree in Economics for Development from Oxford. Currently, he is a Senior Researcher at GRADE, a Senior Researcher at Young Lives Peru, and a Visiting Scholar at the Oxford Department of International Development. He teaches on quantitative methodologies for impact […]
-
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 […]
-
Máximo Torero Cullen (de licencia)
PhD en Economics - University of California, Los Angeles
Maximo received a PhD from the University of California at Los Angeles, Department of Economics and held a postdoctoral fellow position at the UCLA Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR). Currently, he is the Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Prior to joining FAO, he was the World Bank Group Executive Director for […]
Adjunct Researchers
-
Claudia Sugimaru Arakaki
Máster en Educational Sciences - KU Leuven
Claudia holds a Master’s degree in Educational Sciences from KU Leuven in Belgium and a degree in Psychology with a major in Education from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Currently, she is an Adjunct Researcher at GRADE.
External Consultants
-
Paulo César Carrasco Fernández
Degree en - Pedro Ruíz Gallo National University
Paulo holds a Degree in Sociology from the National University Pedro Ruiz Gallo in Lambayeque and is a member of the Professional Board of Sociologists in Peru (Colegio de Sociólogos del Perú). Currently he is a Field Supervisor of the Childhood, Violence and Development Project funded by Bernard van Leer Foundation.
Project Support Staff
-
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
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
Carmen Ponce San Román
PhD en Economics - Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Carmen Ponce is an External Affiliated Researcher at GRADE and is currently affiliated as Visiting Researcher at the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean at York University (Toronto, Canada). She has a Ph.D. in Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and a MSc. In Economics from the University of Texas […]
Publications
-
Transferencias y Condiciones: Efectos no previstos del Programa JUNTOS
2012 Javier Escobal
En el presente boletín se hace una revisión de la literatura existente sobre JUNTOS, así como de los resultados que Niños del Milenio viene presentando sobre el programa.
-
Los efectos de choques transitorios en resultados de largo plazo: efectos adversos del clima en la acumulación de capital humano en los Andes Peruanos
2012 Diether Beuermann, Alan Sanchez
El efecto de largo plazo de la exposición a eventos de frio inusual en los Andes Peruanos durante etapas tempranas del ciclo de vida sobre los ingresos, educación y una serie de dimensiones de bienestar alcanzados en la etapa adulta.
-
Polarización y segregación en la distribución del ingreso en el Perú: trayectorias desiguales
2012 Javier Escobal, Carmen Ponce
La desigualdad en la distribución del ingreso entre territorios y entre grupos sociales ha aumentado, a pesar de la ligera reducción en la desigualdad medida por indicadores como el Gini.
-
Trayectorias desiguales: polarización y segregación en la distribución del ingreso en el Perú
2012 Javier Escobal, Carmen Ponce
Aportes para entender la dinámica de la desigualdad en la distribución del ingreso en las tres últimas décadas.
-
Efectos de las horas de trabajo infantil en el desarrollo de habilidades verbales y matemáticas
2012 Carmen Ponce
Aporte al debate en el Perú sobre la prevención y erradicación del trabajo infantil.
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Poverty and Equity en la categoría Working paper
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Poverty and Equity en la categoría Journal
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Poverty and Equity en la categoría Chapter in Book
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Poverty and Equity en la categoría Policy brief
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Poverty and Equity en la categoría Book
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Poverty and Equity en la categoría Mimeo
Projects
News
-
Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish.
-
Acceso a bienes y servicios aumenta oportunidad de empleo para los más pobres
May 2, 2014 Poverty and equality
Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish.
-
Seleccionados residentes y no residentes de Lima Metropolitana participan en taller del uso de base de datos de Niños del Milenio
February 20, 2014 Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish.
-
Investigadores de GRADE participaron en el XXIV Seminario Anual CIES 2013
December 10, 2013 Poverty and equality, Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict
Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish.
-
Estamos mal en la evaluación PISA pero no peor, afirma Santiago Cueto
December 9, 2013 Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish.
Events
-
Carmen Ponce y Javier Escobal participarán en el Comité Interinstitucional de Medición de Pobreza
05/06/2009 Poverty and equality
Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish.
-
Martín Benavides participará en la reunión de Centros de Investigación “Entendiendo y hablando de los desafíos de política en las Américas”
30/03/2009 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Poverty and equality
Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish.
-
Será discutido el estudio “Oportunidades y Riesgos de la Transferencia del Programa Wawa Wasi a las Municipalidades Provinciales”
17/02/2014 Auditorio de GRADE (Av. Almirante Grau 915, Barranco) Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish.
-
Santiago Cueto participará en congreso internacional sobre psicología y pobreza
28/11/2008 Huancayo, Perú Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish.
-
Santiago Cueto dictará charla en Reino Unido sobre brecha de rendimiento infantil
30/09/2008 Londres, Reino Unido Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish.
- 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
