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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Algunas reflexiones sobre los programas alimentarios y nutricionales: cambios y retos durante la última década
Investigación para el desarrollo en el Perú: once balances2016 Lorena Alcazar
This article analyzes the state of nutritional and food social programs in Peru in light of what has been learned and observed over the past decade, and identifies the main challenges they still face. It follows from the study “Why do food and nutritional programs not work?” (Alcazar 2007), reviewing how these programs have changed […]
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Investigación para el desarrollo en el Perú: once balances
2016
Este libro recoge los once balances de investigación presentados en la conferencia Avances Recientes en la Investigación y Políticas para el Desarrollo, organizada en el marco del 35 aniversario del Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE). Los textos de esta publicación buscan continuar satisfaciendo la demanda de conocimiento dirigida a sostener un debate más […]
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JournalCuaderno de Difusión
Políticas de seguridad alimentaria y protección de la agricultura familiar en la estrategia regional de seguridad alimentaria en la región Puno
2016 Renata Bregaglio, Carmela Chávez, Francisco Aguilar
This research seeks to analyze the elaboration process of the Regional Food Security Strategy (ERSA) of Puno, as well as its formal content, in order to contrast it with the Voluntary Guidelines. This analysis is highly relevant in the specific case of Puno, a highland region of Peru, which presents worrying indicators of food insecurity […]
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Maternal depression symptomatology and child well-being outcomes: limited evidence for a causal relationship
2016 Javier Escobal, Sara Benites
The paper explores whether or not there is evidence for a causal link between maternal depression symptomatology and child well-being. Considering three rounds of data from the Peruvian Young Lives (PYL) longitudinal study sample, the paper explores this relationship by using the SRQ-20 instrument, which is typically used as a screening tool for common mental […]
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Towards an inclusive and sustainable development in Latin America: dialogue between research and public policies
2016
Esta publicación es resultado del seminario internacional Hacia un Desarrollo Inclusivo y Sostenible en América Latina: Diálogos entre Investigación y Políticas Públicas, organizado por el Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE) y el Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP), el 25 y 26 de junio de 2014. Representa un esfuerzo de recopilación de lo más relevante y valioso […]
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Health and Nutrition en la categoría Working paper
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JournalDevelopmental psychobiology
Relation of neonatal iron status to individual variability in neonatal temperament
2005Santiago Cueto, ,
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JournalEconomics and human biology
Poverty, health infrastructure and the nutrition of peruvian children
2004Martin Valdivia,
This paper offers empirical evidence on the impact of the expansion in health infrastructure of the 1990s upon child nutrition in Peru, as measured by the height for age z-score.
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JournalHealth Policy and Planning
Public health infraestructure and equity in the utilization of outpatient health care services in Peru
2002Martin Valdivia,
This article analyzes the magnitude and nature of socioeconomic differences in the utilization of outpatient health care services in Peru.
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JournalPublic Health Nutrition
Breakfast and dietary balance: the enKid study: breakfast and performance
2001Santiago Cueto,
Evidence suggests that the effect of fasting on performance in not uniform, but it is dependent on the basal nutritional status of the subject.
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JournalJournal of Applied Developmental Psychology
Breakfast prevents delays of attention and memory functions among nutritionally at-risk boys
1998Santiago Cueto, ,
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Health and Nutrition en la categoría Chapter in Book
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Health and Nutrition en la categoría Policy brief
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Projects
News
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Se presentaron primeros resultados de ronda 4 de encuestas del estudio Niños del Milenio, de GRADE
March 20, 2015 Education and learning, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Presentamos el Repositorio GRADE: 5 series editoriales, 159 publicaciones de libre acceso
February 23, 2015 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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GRADE entre los think tanks en política social más influyentes del mundo
January 22, 2015 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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Hasta el 21 de enero: convocatoria al taller metodológico del estudio Niños del Milenio
January 15, 2015 Education and learning, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Alan Sánchez presentó “Impacto del programa JUNTOS sobre desarrollo infantil: evidencia de Niños del Milenio y más”
December 17, 2014 Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Poverty and equality, State reform and public institutions, Health and nutrition
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Events
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Santiago Cueto expondrá en Taller de Consulta Nacional organizado por la ONG Plan Internacional
14/01/2011 Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Santiago Cueto expondrá en el II Congreso Iberoamericano y del Caribe de Adolescencia y Juventud, en Lima, Perú
12/08/2010 Colegio Médico del Perú (Av. 28 de julio, 776) Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Martín Valdivia participará en la II Reunión de Jefes de Epidemiología en las Américas
23/11/2009 → 25/11/2009 Hotel Plaza del Bosque (Avenida Paz Soldán 190; San Isidro) Health and nutrition
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Estudio de Niños del Milenio fue presentado en Universidad Nacional de Educación Enrique Guzmán y Valle
13/10/2009 Campus de la Universidad Nacional de Educación Enrique Guzmán y Valle (Circunvalacion S/N, Lurigancho-Chosica) Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Estudio cualitativo de Niños del Milenio será discutido con funcionarios de sectores público, privado y académico
21/07/2009 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
