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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Diseño y métodos del estudio: resultados iniciales del estudio Niños del Milenio. Cuarta ronda de encuestas en el Perú
2015
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Efectos del programa de transferencias condicionadas JUNTOS en el peso al nacer de los niños.
2014 Juan Jose Diaz, Víctor Saldarriaga
This paper assesses the effect of the Conditional Cash Transfer Program, JUNTOS, on neonatal health of children who were exposed to the Program while in utero. The paper also explores whether JUNTOS has improved the prenatal health care of pregnant women. Different estimation techniques are implemented, including difference-in-differences, maternal fixed effects, and instrumental variables approaches. […]
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Políticas de inversión pública y su impacto sobre el desarrollo rural: estrategias y mecanismos de implementación en la última década
Perú: el problema agrario en debate. Sepia XV2014 Ricardo Fort
Our objective in this paper is to take stock of the various studies published that show the evolution over the last decade of some of the main public investment policies, as well as the impacts they have been generating, with the aim of contributing to the discussion on the functioning of the orientation being taken […]
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Educational opportunities and learning outcomes of children in Peru: a longitudinal model
Growing up in poverty: findings from Young Lives2014 Santiago Cueto, Juan Leon, Ismael G. Muñoz
This collection brings together the latest evidence from Young Lives, a unique international study that focuses on children and poverty – particularly how poverty affects their development and their lives as children, and how children and their families respond to poverty. It shows how the persistence of inequality amid general economic growth is leaving some […]
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Projects
News
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Santiago Cueto fue expositor en diálogo sobre evaluaciones de los aprendizajes, organizado por la Red Nacional de Promoción de la Infancia y la Facultad de Educación de la PUCP
May 9, 2014 Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Cusco: Eduardo Zegarra y otros expertos participaron en foro sobre agricultura familiar, alimentación y desarrollo
May 7, 2014 Rural development and agriculture, Health and nutrition
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Inclusión social: diálogos entre la investigación y las políticas públicas
March 28, 2014 Education and learning, Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict, Health and nutrition
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Revista Poder destaca estudio de GRADE y Niños del Milenio sobre el uso del tiempo de los niños y las niñas en el campo y la ciudad en el Perú
March 7, 2014 Education and learning, Health and nutrition
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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
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Events
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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
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Santiago Cueto dictará conferencia sobre Niños del Milenio
12/09/2008 Auditorio de Humanidades de la PUCP Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Niños del Milenio organizará conferencia y exposición fotográfica en la PUCP
12/09/2008 Auditorio de Humanidades de la PUCP Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Este lunes 8 de septiembre se inaugura exposición de fotos de Niños del Milenio en la PUCP
08/09/2008 Campus de la PUCP (Av. Universitaria 1801, Lima) 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
