Publications of Lorena Alcazar
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Measuring targeting performance through public expenditure tracking surveys: Peru
First we assess the level at which Peru’s public spending targets poverty. Following a broad analysis of geographic targeting patterns, we quantify the extent to which safety net programs actually do reach their intended beneficiaries on the basis of household surveys.We estimate the overall progressivity or regressivity of the main social programs and, finally, address […]
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¿Por qué no funcionan los programas alimentarios y nutricionales en el Perú?: riesgos y oportunidades para su reforma
This paper explores, through a review of studies on the subject, some hypotheses that try to explain the common characteristics of food programmes that may be hindering the fulfilment of their objectives. As we shall see, it is not only a question of limited resources, but also of overlapping areas of intervention, problems in the […]
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Provision of public services and welfare of the poor: learning from an incomplete electricity privatization process in rural Peru
The incomplete privatization of the electric sector in Peru provides a unique scenario for evaluating the impact of public versus private provision. The results in this paper suggest that management of electricity firms by the private sector leads to a significant improvement in the quality of the provision of electricity. These improvements in quality and […]
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Why are teachers absent?: probing service delivery in Peruvian primary schools
A high rate of absence of teachers from their posts is a serious obstacle to delivery of education in many developing countries, but hard evidence on the problem has been scarce. This study, carried out as part of a new multi-country survey project, is the first systematic investigation in Peru into the extent and causes […]
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Evaluación de la concesión del Puerto de Matarani: ¿quién ganó y quién perdió?
The objective is to evaluate the characteristics of the concession process, to estimate its impact on the economy and to identify the implications of handing over other ports in the country under concession. To this end, we analysed the model used to introduce private participation, examined whether there is evidence of improved port operation with […]
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Políticas para mejorar el desempeño del mercado laboral / Las concesiones de infraestructura en el sector portuario
Policies to improve labour market performance by Miguel Jaramillo. Infrastructure concessions in the port sector: an assessment of the Matarani experience by Lorena Alcázar.
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El intento de privatización de las empresas de agua y desague de Lima, Perú
This study discusses the circumstances within the water sector that led to reform. It also explores the political circumstances that explain why privatisation of the water system did not take place and discusses the reforms that did take place. Finally, it compares the welfare effects of the reforms with those of the concession. The paper […]
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Las pérdidas en el camino, fugas en el gasto público: transferencias municipales, vaso de leche y sector educación
When one looks at the deplorable social indicators in our country, the first question that comes to mind is whether this is because the state spends too little on essentials such as education, health and nutrition, or whether it is because these services and programmes are so inefficient. Are we spending too little or spending […]
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The Buenos Aires water concession
In this chapter we explore the circumstances in the water sector and the political and institutional factors that led Argentina to implement the concession. Second, the reform has been widely acclaimed for generating major improvements in the sector, including wider coverage, better service, more efficient operation of the company, and a reduction in waste. What […]
