State Reform and Public Institutions
GRADE researchers develop a series of studies and evaluations into the workings of factor markets, the justice system, the development of micro-enterprises, decision-making processes, and regional and local policy. Within this area analysis is also conducted into market structures, regulatory frameworks, pricing policy and policy relating to technological innovation.
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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Miguel Jaramillo Baanante
PhD en History - University of California
Miguel Jaramillo has a degree in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He completed his graduate studies in Economics and History at the University of California, where he received a PhD in History. His areas of interests are labor economics, social policy and institutional analysis. He is currently a Senior Researcher at GRADE. […]
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Máximo Torero Cullen (de licencia)
PhD en Economics - University of California, Los Angeles
Maximo received a PhD from the University of California at Los Angeles, Department of Economics and held a postdoctoral fellow position at the UCLA Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR). Currently, he is the Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Prior to joining FAO, he was the World Bank Group Executive Director for […]
Associated Researchers
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Juana Kuramoto Huamán (on leave)
PhD candidate en Innovation & Technology - Maastricht University
Juana Kuramoto received a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the University Carnegie Mellon in 1995. She is currently studying for a PhD in Policy Studies and Technological Change at the University of Maastricht and is an Associate Researcher at GRADE. Her fields of interest are technological innovation, scientific and technological policy, and mining. She […]
Adjunct Researchers
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Jessica Tapia Soriano
Master en - Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO)
Jessica holds a Master’s degree in Social Sciences with an orientation on Education from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) in Argentina. Currently she is an Adjunct Researcher at GRADE and the Pedagogical Coordinator of the Growing with Multigrade Rural Schools in Peru (CREER) Project.
Publications
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Democracia y gobiernos locales. Efectos de la divergencia entre la voluntad popular y la distribución del poder en los gobiernos municipales
2019 Miguel Jaramillo, Elsa Bardález
In Peru, mayors in a large number of municipalities are elected with a small electoral base. However, in the distribution of the number of seats in the municipal council, the “majority premium” rule is applied, which creates a divergence between the distribution of power and popular support: a mayor with little support in his election […]
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Social Interactions and Female Voting in Rural Paraguay: The Role of Urbanization Patterns on the Effectiveness of GOVT Campaigns
2018 Alberto E. Chong, Gianmarco León, Vivian Roza, Martin Valdivia, Gabriela Vega
Los autores utilizan un experimento de campo para evaluar el impacto de dos campañas informativas “sacar el voto” (get-out-the-vote) para impulsar la participación electoral femenina en Paraguay. Encuentran que las campañas públicas no tuvieron ningún efecto ni en la probabilidad de registro ni en la participación de los votantes en las elecciones presidenciales de 2013. […]
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Does participatory budgeting have an effect on the quality of public services? The case of Perú´s water and sanitation sector
Improving access and quality of public services in Latin America: To Govern and To Serve2017 Miguel Jaramillo, Lorena Alcazar
This chapter presents a discussion of the effects of participatory budgeting (PB) on coverage and quality of public services in Peru. Using econometric techniques, the authors analyze the link from PB to coverage and water service quality indicators, showing that there is no evidence of a positive relationship. In effect, they do not find a […]
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Más que una guardería. El tránsito de Wawa Wasi a Cuna Más en Jicamarca
2017 Virginia Rey Sánchez
El estudio buscó comprender problemas de gestión de recursos humanos del Programa Nacional Cuna Más –sucesor del Programa Nacional Wawa Wasi– para implementar su propuesta de aprendizaje infantil temprano a las/os niños que acudían, en 2014, al servicio de cuidado diurno de Cuna Más en la comunidad campesina de Jicamarca, zona pobre periurbana (provincia de […]
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Does participatory budgeting have an effect on the quality of public services? The case of Peru’s water and sanitation sector
2013Miguel Jaramillo, Lorena Alcazar,
Since 2004 the government of Peru has implemented a process of participatory budgeting (PB), which is mandatory for every sub-national government. We analyze the link from PB to coverage and water service quality indicators. We find no statistically significant relationship between PB and our measures of coverage and service continuity, regardless of whether the outcome […]
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Does participatory budgeting have an effect on the quality of public services? The case of Peru’s water and sanitation sector
2013
Since 2004 the government of Peru has implemented a process of participatory budgeting (PB), which is mandatory for every sub-national government. We analyze the link from PB to coverage and water service quality indicators. We find no statistically significant relationship between PB and our measures of coverage and service continuity, regardless of whether the outcome […]
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El financiamiento del sistema educacional del Perú: elementos para el diseño de una fórmula per cápita en un contexto descentralizado
2012Lorena Alcazar,
El objetivo del estudio es proponer el diseño de un nuevo sistema para financiar la educación pública en el Perú enfocado en el suministro de recursos basado en la población atendida y con criterios compensatorios.
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Ventanas de oportunidad: el caso de la reforma del Servicio Civil
2012,
Razones por las que la reforma del Servicio Civil destacó en la agenda y el interés de los tomadores de decisiones, y sugerencias para aprovechar las oportunidades del cambio de las políticas públicas en un momento dado.
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Políticas de ciencia, tecnología e innovación
2011Juana Kuramoto, Juan Jose Diaz,
El documento centra las políticas de ciencia, tecnología e innovación que deberá adoptar el próximo gobierno para garantizar la sostenibilidad del crecimiento económico experimentado en los últimos once años.
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JournalBritish Journal of Sociology of Education
Understanding education: a sociological perspective
2011Maria Balarin,
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JournalGlobalization, Societies and Education
Global citizenship and marginalization: contributions towards a political economy of global citizenship
2011Maria Balarin,
This paper provides a critical discussion of the literature on global citizenship education using a theorical approach that sterms form political economy theories of globalisation.
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JournalPrimary Review Research Survey
The governance, administration and control of primary education
2008Maria Balarin,
In this report a detailed description of the current state of educational governance, administration and control will be presented.
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Los sectores no primarios y el mercado interno, 1930-1980
Compendio de historia económica: entre la gran depresión y el reformismo militar2014Miguel Jaramillo,
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Extractivismo y crecimiento económico en el Perú, 1930-1980
Compendio de historia económica: entre la gran depresión y el reformismo militar2014Manuel Glave, Juana Kuramoto,
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Leve mejoría en el cumplimiento, pero limitado por la alta informalidad
Incumplimiento con el salario mínimo en América Latina: el peso de los factores económicos e institucionales2014Juan Jose Diaz,
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Dinámicas de concentración y escasez de agua: el boom agroexportador y los pequeños propietarios en las zonas media y alta del río Ica
¿Escasez de agua?: retos para la gestión de la cuenca del río Ica2014Gerardo Damonte, , ,
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Introducción. Sociedad y naturaleza desde las ciencias sociales: una agenda por desarrollar.
Agenda de investigación en temas socioambientales en el Perú: una aproximación desde las ciencias sociales2014Gerardo Damonte, ,
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Educación Inicial y rendimiento en la escuela / Reforma institucional en la gestión pública ambiental
2007Juan Jose Diaz, Manuel Glave,
Educación Inicial y rendimiento en la escuela / Reforma institucional en la gestión pública ambiental.
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Políticas para mejorar el desempeño del mercado laboral / Las concesiones de infraestructura en el sector portuario
2005Miguel Jaramillo, Lorena Alcazar,
Políticas para mejorar el desempeño del mercado laboral / Las concesiones de infraestructura en el sector portuario: un balance de la experiencia de Matarani.
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Boletines de apoyo al Congreso: servicio de asesoría económica.
2002Lorena Alcazar,
Boletines de apoyo al Congreso: servicio de asesoría económica. Cinco boletines: descentralización I y II, corrupción, empleo y educación
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Dos vetas por explorar para la minería peruana / Minería y desarrollo local: una amalgama posible
2002, Manuel Glave,
Dos vetas por explorar para la minería peruana / Minería y desarrollo local: una amalgama posible.
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Agenda de investigación en temas socioambientales en el Perú: una aproximación desde las ciencias sociales
2014Gerardo Damonte, ,
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América Latina hacia la inclusión social. Avances, aprendizajes y desafíos
2014, , , , , Gerardo Damonte, Manuel Glave, , , ,
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El impacto de la investigación en políticas públicas nacionales de etnicidad e inclusión social: el caso de la creación del Comité Técnico Interinstitucional de Estadísticas de Etnicidad en el Perú
2014
El presente texto describe el rol de la investigación producida en GRADE sobre políticas nacionales de inclusión social, específicamente en torno a grupos étnicos que han venido existiendo como minorías sociales y como objeto de discriminación y exclusión social.
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Inclusión social: diálogos entre la investigación y las políticas públicas
2014Martín Benavides, Miguel Jaramillo, Santiago Cueto, Gabriela Guerrero, Juan Leon, Nestor Valdivia, Lorena Alcazar, Manuel Glave, Maria Balarin, Juan Jose Diaz, Juana Kuramoto, Gerardo Damonte,
Esta publicación recoge el espíritu del seminario internacional "Cambios Institucionales para un Estado más Inclusivo" (julio de 2012), y apunta a lo más relevante y valioso de cada exposición, intervención y comentario.
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Políticas de educación básica 2006-2011
2006Martín Benavides, ,
Políticas de educación básica para el periodo 2006-2011: equidad e igualdad de oportunidades;capacitación,remuneraciones e incentivos al rendimiento docente; procesos pedagógicos y metas de aprendizaje; e infraestructura.
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Informe de progreso educativo: Perú 2003
2004Martín Benavides,
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El rol de los activos públicos en la generación de oportunidades de empleo rural no agropecuario en el Perú
2002Javier Escobal,
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Problemas, perspectivas y requerimientos de la formación magisterial en el Perú
1996Patricia McLauchlan de Arregui,
Los resultados del Diagnóstico General de la Educación que llevó a cabo el Ministerio entre 1992 y 1993 cuya sustentación llevaría a la formulación de un proyecto de mejoramiento de la formación magisterial.
Projects
- Diagnosis and proposal of restructuring and efficiency measures for Employment Promotion ProgramsJune 2019
- Consulting on Public Management for Advising Paraguay’s Ministry of FinanceMay 2019
- Toolkit for closing capacity gaps of local governments in the implementation of actions for the prevention and reduction of anaemiaApril 2019
- Fiscal laziness in local goverments: the effect of the canon on the collection of taxesSeptember 2018
- Democracy and local governments in developing nations: What are the effects of tweaking the voters will in favor of the winners?March 2016
- Analyzing the public expenditure in Latin AmericaJanuary 2015
- Diagnosis of the situation and potential of the irrigation sector in NicaraguaNovember 2014
- Efectos dinámicos del programa Juntos en decisiones productivas y economías locales de los hogares rurales del PerúNovember 2014
- Impacts of the Juntos Program on women’s empoweringOctober 2014
- Ahorro Programado y el bienestar de los hogares pobres en República DominicanaSeptember 2014
News
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ACIL Anti-corruption Innovation Lab
October 14, 2021 State reform and public institutions
El Laboratorio de Innovación para la Lucha Anticorrupción (ACIL) es una iniciativa de GRADE y PNUD que coordina, facilita y promueve procesos de innovación en el diseño de políticas anticorrupción basadas en evidencia sobre lo que funciona para prevenir, desincentivar o penalizar la corrupción en los distintos niveles de gobierno. OBJETIVO Coordinar, facilitar y promover la generación de […]
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Hugo Ñopo in The New York Times: “Peru’s Congress has become a ‘a Molotov cocktail’, built on unstable ingredients mixed together from years of misguided policy”
November 16, 2020 State reform and public institutions
“Peru’s Congress has become a ‘a Molotov cocktail’, built on unstable ingredients mixed together from years of misguided policy”, said Hugo Ñopo in The New York Times. According to our senior researcher, these ingredients are three. The first ingredient was a weak and fragmented party system that encouraged politicians to shift alliances to suit their […]
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Comment, Media GRADE, GRADE frente al COVID-19
Hugo Ñopo in CGTN: Peru struggles to overcome pandemic, restart economy
September 16, 2020 Employment, productivity and innovation, State reform and public institutions
According to Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, the current economy reopening strategies are not working. Why? “One important element here is the gap between the design and the implementation. We have great designs as bonuses, Reactiva Peru, incentives to families and to businesses, but the problem did not materialize in a timely way”, he […]
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Comment, Media GRADE, GRADE frente al COVID-19
Hugo Ñopo’s opinion in The Economist: Latin America opens up before it’s ready
June 20, 2020 State reform and public institutions
Even with strict lockdown to face the pandemic in Latin American countries, many people have not obeyed. Why? In a region where trust in government is low, citizens are detached from the state “not just legally, but emotionally and cognitively”, said Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, to The Economist.
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Opinion Article, Media GRADE, GRADE frente al COVID-19
Google data shows us that quarantine policies are working, by Hugo Ñopo and Nelly Luna
April 13, 2020 State reform and public institutions, Health and nutrition
Using the cell phone location information reported by Google, Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, and Nelly Luna, general editor at Ojo Público, analyze how well the quarantine policies are working to reduce the mobilization of people in public spaces. Preliminary evidence from the data suggests that quarantine restrictions, including the gender separation policy, reduced outflows […]
Events
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artín Valdivia will be a speaker at the Arequipa Ombudsman’s Office event on the fight against corruption
23/11/2021 5:00 pm Zoom de la Defensoría del Pueblo State reform and public institutions
Our Senior Researcher Martín Valdivia will be a speaker tomorrow at the Generation of Evidence for the Fight against Corruption in Peru conference, organized by the Ombudsman’s Office on protection mechanisms against the violation of rights due to acts of corruption. The event takes place within the framework of the 25th anniversary of the Arequipa […]
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Presentación de libro Corrupción en América Latina: Análisis comparado y propuestas para enfrentarla
23/11/2021 3:00 pm - 5:15 pm Zoom y Facebook de GRADE State reform and public institutions
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Presentación del Laboratorio de Innovación para la Lucha Anticorrupción ACIL
03/11/2021 9:00 am - 10:30 am Zoom de GRADE State reform and public institutions
El Laboratorio de Innovación para la Lucha Anticorrupción (ACIL, por sus siglas en inglés) es una iniciativa independiente impulsada conjuntamente por GRADE y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) con el objetivo de coordinar, facilitar y promover procesos de experimentación e innovación que contribuyan a diseñar políticas anticorrupción basadas en evidencia rigurosa sobre […]
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GRADE’s researchers will give methodological workshops, attend conferences and share papers at the VII National Seminar of the SIEP
18/05/2021 → 21/05/2021 Education and learning, Ethnicity, gender and citizenship, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Poverty and equality, State reform and public institutions
Diversos investigadores de Grade del área de investigación Educación y aprendizajes dictarán talleres metodológicos, participarán de conferencias y presentarán ponencias en el VII Seminario Nacional de Investigación Educativa «Causas y desafíos de la segregación educativa: implicancias para la calidad, la equidad y la construcción de ciudadanía», organizado por la Sociedad de Investigación Educativa Peruana (SIEP), el 18, 19, 20 y 21 de mayo, por primera […]
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GRADE celebrates 40 years of foundation on the sidelines of Peru’s bicentennial
01/06/2020 → 30/06/2021 Rural development and agriculture, Education and learning, Employment, productivity and innovation, 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, Urbanization and sustainable cities
When GRADE turned 35 in 2015, we researchers produced a set of research reports on key issues for the country’s development. These works, gathered in the book Research for development in Peru, sought to satisfy the demand for knowledge aimed at fostering a more informed debate on public policy in Peru. In the foreword of the publication, Javier […]
- 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
