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. 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 […]
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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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Opportunity to learn mathematics among Aymara-, Quechua- and Spanish- speaking rural and urban fourth- and fifth-graders in Puno, Peru
Which way social justice in mathematics education2003 Santiago Cueto, Fernando Andrade, Walter Secada
This chapter describes the opportunities to learn of a sample of students in Puno, Peru. The opportunities to learn were measured through an analysis of the notebooks of a sample of students in each classroom.
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Evolución de la equidad en salud materno-infantil en el Perú: Endes 1986, 1991-1992, 1996 y 2000
2002 Martin Valdivia
Evolución (1986-2000) de indicadores del estado de salud del niño y de la madre y de aquéllos del uso de servicios públicos de salud; grado de inequidad existente en salud; y descripción de las prácticas en salud reproductiva de las mujeres.
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Demanda inducida y ausentismo en los hospitales peruanos
Diagnóstico: corrupción: el fraude en los hospitales públicos de América Latina.2002 Lorena Alcazar, Raúl Andrade
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El beneficio de los caminos rurales: ampliando oportunidades de ingreso para los pobres
2002 Javier Escobal, Carmen Ponce
Con hogares de algunos de los distritos más pobres del Perú, se compara hogares conectados a caminos rurales rehabilitados con hogares de control escogidos, mediante técnicas de propensity score matching.
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JournalHealth Policy and Planning
Public health infraestructure and equity in the utilization of outpatient health care services in Peru
2002 Martin 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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Projects
News
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Las mujeres en los mercados de trabajo de América Latina: Avances y desafíos
November 3, 2011 Health and nutrition
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Estudio Fundación van Leer: salud y lesiones en la niñez
October 29, 2011 Ethnicity, gender and citizenship, Health and nutrition
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Hay mucha confianza en la minería peruana, afirma chilena Denarius
September 15, 2011 Health and nutrition
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Seminario Interno “El efecto de la educación sobre el comportamiento en salud: “El caso de la prevención del VIH/SIDA en una muestra de adultos en África subsahariana”
April 1, 2011 Education and learning, Health and nutrition
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Santiago Cueto expuso en Taller de Consulta Nacional organizado por la ONG Plan Internacional
January 14, 2011 Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Events
- 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
