Publications of Equipos Itinerantes de Bienestar: Una apuesta por servicios de protección intersectoriales sensibles y respetuosos
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Equipos Itinerantes de Bienestar: Una apuesta por servicios de protección intersectoriales sensibles y respetuosos
Frente a las brechas en el acceso a servicios de atención socioemocional y erradicación de la violencia, los EIIB implementan espacios de diálogo y prevención junto a estudiantes, familias, docentes y directivos. La sistematización de esta experiencia muestra cómo la articulación intersectorial y el enfoque territorial permiten fortalecer el rol protector de la escuela y construir […]
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Human Capital Development New Evidence on the Production of Socio-Emotional Skills
We estimate a dynamic model of socio-emotional skill development between ages eight and 22 for a Peruvian cohort born in 1994. At age eight there is no wealth gradient, in contrast to cognitive skills. However, by age 12, inequalities emerge and widen through age 19, driven by differential household investments, and cross-productivity with cognitive skills. […]
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How is educational resilience understood in Latin American and Caribbean countries?
The first report of the AdaptED project examines the concept of educational resilience—its meanings and practices—across GPE countries, considering the systemic characteristics, challenges, and threats they face. This analysis aims to contribute to the identification and mobilization of evidence, as well as to informed decision-making that supports and strengthens the development of public policies and […]
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Young People’s Mental Health in Unprecedented Times: Research Report from Round 7 in Ethiopia, India and Peru
This report presents preliminary findings on young people’s mental health from the seventh round of the Young Lives survey conducted in Ethiopia, India and Peru in 2023–24, when the Younger Cohort was aged 22 and the Older Cohort was aged 29. According to Round 7 data, in India and Peru, levels of anxiety and depression […]
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The impact of Peru’s land reform on national agricultural productivity: A synthetic control study
This paper evaluates the impact of Peru’s collectivist land reform in 1970 on national agricultural productivity. While prior research have shown contrasting impacts of land reform across different settings, few have assessed the productivity consequences of collectivist experiments at the aggregate level. Employing a Synthetic Control Method, we construct a scenario of Peru’s productivity trends […]
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Food distribution models in Latin America: Unraveling the effects of physical access on food security
This chapter examines the role of food distribution channels in shaping physical access and its impact on food security in Latin America. The authors argue that the structure of downstream food supply chains—the relative prominence of modern supermarkets, traditional markets, and intermediate local stores—plays a critical but underexplored part in determining affordability and dietary choices. […]
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Salud mental juvenil en crisis: Cuando la pandemia amplifica desigualdades estructurales
The covid-19 pandemic had a severe effect on the mental health of vulnerable young women in Peru, exacerbating symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress. This qualitative study, based on the lived experience approach, analyses the trajectories of two young Peruvian women – one from a rural and one from an urban context – participants in […]
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La pandemia y la salud mental: Un estudio basado en experiencias vividas por jóvenes peruanas vulnerables
Although mental health is recognised as a right in Peruvian public policy, there remains a paucity of evidence that addresses subjective experiences of emotional distress from the perspective of young people themselves. This research contributes to closing this gap through an in-depth qualitative approach, focusing on the voices of two young women who report mental […]
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Infraestructura sostenible en el Perú: Retos y oportunidades para su planificación
The following book presents and analyzes the most important results of more than two years of research, reflections and inter-institutional meetings on infrastructure planning in Peru, proposing a roadmap for updating the National Sustainable Infrastructure Plan for Competitiveness (PNISC for its acronym in Spanish) 2022-2025. The first part of the book shows the different reflections […]
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Unpacking the COVID-19 gender employment gap among young people in the global south
We provide new evidence on the employment gap between young men and women in three low- and middle-income countries during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. We estimate a year-end increase of 17–18 percentage points in Peru and India (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), and 9.5 percentage points in Vietnam. A mediation approach is used […]
