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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¿Están evadiendo mis vecinos? Un experimento de campo sobre el rol de las normas sociales en el pago del impuesto predial en el Perú
2014 Lucía del Carpio
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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 militar2014 Miguel Jaramillo, Rosa Huamán
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Extractivismo y crecimiento económico en el Perú, 1930-1980
Compendio de historia económica: entre la gran depresión y el reformismo militar2014 Manuel 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 institucionales2014 Juan Jose Diaz
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El rol del director en la escuela: el liderazgo pedagógico y su incidencia sobre el rendimiento académico
2014 Silvana Freire, Alejandra Miranda
A pesar del reconocimiento que la literatura sobre escuelas eficaces y la agenda política actual le otorgan al liderazgo en la dirección y gestión de la escuela, existen pocas investigaciones abocadas a analizar y recoger evidencia empírica sobre la incidencia que tiene el liderazgo pedagógico del director sobre el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes. Este […]
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El impacto social de la privatización y de la regulación de los servicios públicos en el Perú
2001Maximo Torero,
El estudio determina si el resultado de las privatizaciones en servicios públicos fue positivo o negativo a través de la cuantificación de los efectos sobre el consumo y bienestar de los hogares urbanos peruanos.
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Desigualdades en el acceso, uso y gasto con el agua potable en América Latina y el Caribe
2001
Estudios en once países basados en encuestas de hogares de propósitos múltiples. Las respuestas establecen el tipo de acceso al agua para conocer las características socio-económicas de los hogares.
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Transparencia y rendición de cuentas en los hospitales públicos: el caso peruano
2000Lorena Alcazar, ,
El presente estudio analiza el problema de la corrupción en hospitales públicos desde una perspectiva institucional.
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Institutions, politics and contracts: the privatization attempt of the water and sanitation utility of Lima, Peru
2000Lorena Alcazar,
The objective is to analyze the reforms that SEDAPAL underwent instead of the concession, to explore the consequences of that change for water services in Lima, and to explain why the concession was not signed.
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Alternativas para mejorar el sistema de bonificaciones a plazas docentes de zonas rurales y otras condiciones especiales
2000Lorena Alcazar,
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JournalAgricultural economics
Endogenous institutional innovation and agroindustrialization on the peruvian coast
2000Javier Escobal, , ,
This paper presents an analysis of endogenous institutional innovations that have recently emerged in the agroindustrial zone of Chincha, on the coast of Peru.
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JournalThe Journal of Development Studies
Structural reform, institutions and earnings from the formal and informal sectors in urban Peru
1999,
Reforms undertaken in Perú in the early 1990s might have resulted in a slight reduction of the informal sector. Costs associated with becoming and staying informal, and benefits of becoming formal might have increased.
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JournalAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition
When science and politics listen to each other: good prospects from a new school breakfast program in Peru
1998, Santiago Cueto,
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JournalSocialismo y participación
Precios, costos y desequilibrio monetario: la experiencia peruana 1981-1988
1990Javier Escobal,
Este artículo presenta una versión resumida del Documento de Trabajo 6.
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The impact of fair trade on banana producers in northern Peru
The impact of fair trade2008Ricardo Fort, ,
This study provides one of the first detailed analyses of the impact of FT banana certification at the household level.
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Schooling in Peru
Going to School in Latin America2008Maria Balarin,
It is in this sense that the history of education in Peru can be said to have been dominated by contradictory dynamics. On one hand, increasing educational expansion, especially during the second half of the twentieth century, has been associated with an extension of social opportunities. On the other hand, the education system, since its […]
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Measuring targeting performance through public expenditure tracking surveys: Peru
Public finance for poverty reduction2007Lorena Alcazar,
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The role of public infrastructure in lowering transaction costs
Development economics between markets and institutions: Incentives for growth, food security and sustainable use of the environment2007Javier Escobal,
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Perú: instituciones y desarrollo: avances y agenda de investigación
Investigación, políticas y desarrollo en el Perú2007Manuel Glave, Miguel Jaramillo,
No se han encontrado publicaciones de State Reform and Public Institutions en la categoría Policy brief
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Los desafíos de la escolaridad en el Perú: estudios sobre los procesos pedagógicos, los saberes previos y el rol de las familias
2006Martín Benavides,
Esta publicación recoge tres artículos que tienen como denominador común el intento de identificar los mecanismos que pueden permitir mejorar la calidad y los procesos para avanzar hacia la equidad.
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¿Es posible mejorar la educación peruana?: evidencias y posibilidades
2004Patricia McLauchlan de Arregui, Martín Benavides, Santiago Cueto,
Cinco estudios acerca de diversos aspectos de la educación peruana, que han sido realizados sobre la base de investigaciones y evidencias empíricas para contribuir al diseño de políticas públicas.
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Las pérdidas en el camino, fugas en el gasto público: transferencias municipales, vaso de leche y sector educación
2003Lorena Alcazar, , ,
Ante los deplorables indicadores sociales del Perú, surge la pregunta si el estado gasta poco en educación, salud y nutrición o si se debe a servicios ineficientes. ¿Gastamos poco o mal? La respuesta es: ambos.
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Estado y mercado en la historia del Perú
2002Manuel Glave,
Los contenidos de este libro permiten de explorar y estudiar la interacción entre la política y economía en la historia del Perú, desde la época colonial hasta el presente.
No se han encontrado publicaciones de State Reform and Public Institutions en la categoría Mimeo
Projects
- Participation in the evaluation of the PROPONE project on institutionalizing equity processes in educationJune 2008 - January 2009
- Sub-regional Irrigation ProgramApril 2008 - June 2008
- Inversión en Infraestructura e Inclusión Social en LatinoaméricaMay 2007
- Wawa WasiAugust 2006
- Revision of the General Law of Services of Water and SanitationMarch 2006
- Developing and validating a map of asignment of competitions and functions of the Social Development and Women Issues SectorJanuary 2006
- Task Force of Technological Innovation for the National Strategy for CompetitivenessAugust 2005
- The National Agricultural Insurance Commission policy and the impact of covariate and idiosyncratic risks on Peruvian Coast farmersJuly 2005
- Evaluating the effectiveness of the Seguro Integral de Salud (SIS) in improving the access of pregnant mothers to assisted delivery, particularly the poorest mothers (equity effects on access)June 2005
News
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GRADE among the most influential social policy think tanks worldwide, according to University of Pennsylvania
January 30, 2018 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
For the eighth consecutive year, GRADE has been distinguished among the Top Social Policy Think Tanks in the world —29th place—, according to 2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report. This study, conducted by the Think Tanks and Civil Society Program at the University of Pennsylvania, classified 7815 organizations around the world in global and regional lists and by […]
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Javier Escobal shares his thoughts in a Venezuelan newspaper about the origins, impact and actions to counteract hyperinflation
January 15, 2018 State reform and public institutions
The Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional analyzes how the stabilization programs of Latin American countries such as Peru were achieved and what sacrifices they made to overcome the hyperinflation that Venezuela faces today. Our senior researcher, Javier Escobal, shares his thoughts about its origins, impact and actions to counteract this phenomenon: “All the hyperinflations around the world have holded up […]
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Javier Escobal gives his thoughts on the doubts and criticisms left by the 2017 Census
October 24, 2017 State reform and public institutions
El Comercio gathered the thoughts of Javier Escobal, senior researcher at GRADE and member of the Advisory Council of the National Censuses, during the press conference after the 2017 Census. Javier discussed the census omission of housing in urban areas; between 2% and 3% of the total population, according to the head of the National Institute of Statistics and Information (INEI): “The […]
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Hugo Ñopo: We must not fear the evaluation
October 10, 2017 Education and learning, State reform and public institutions
Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, criticizes the various legislative initiatives to rethink the teacher achievement test: “The fact is that those who are not up to the country’s education have to step aside for the good of the system. Today, they are given up to three opportunities to pass the test and stay in the teacher career”.
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La huelga de maestros en el Perú puede haber terminado, pero sus reclamos persisten
September 14, 2017 Education and learning, State reform and public institutions
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Events
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GRADE on live, Publication Presentation
GDN and GRADE will co-host the launch of the book ‘Improving Access and Quality of Public Services in Latin America’
15/06/2017 9:00 am - 1:00 pm State reform and public institutions
In a much awaited event, with several high level policymakers in attendance, Global Development Network (GDN) and GRADE, will co-host the launch of the book, ‘Improving Access and Quality of Public Services in Latin America: To Govern and To Serve’ on Thursday the 15th of June, 2017. GDN’s Guillermo Perry (Board member) and Ramona Angelescu Naqvi (Director […]
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Javier Escobal se presentará en el “Taller de Experiencia Internacional en Finanzas Públicas de los Gobiernos Regionales y Gobiernos Locales y las Reformas en el Perú”, del BID, MEF, FMI y la Cooperación Suiza
27/04/2017 → 28/04/2017 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Swissotel Lima State reform and public institutions
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GRADE joins 2016 Evidence Week
17/10/2016 → 19/10/2016 Auditorio de GRADE (Av. Almirante Grau 915, Barranco) Education and learning, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, State reform and public institutions
Como parte de la Semana de la Evidencia 2016, del 17 al 21 de octubre, el Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE) participa como coorganizador de dos paneles; uno sobre las lecciones de ELLA Programme y otro sobre la experiencia de GRADE. Además, dos de nuestros investigadores participan como comentaristas en un panel organizado por el Ministerio de […]
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Seminario “Diálogo entre investigación y políticas públicas. Retos del desarrollo en el Perú de cara al bicentenario”
26/09/2016 → 27/09/2016 9:30 am - 6:00 pm Education and learning, Employment, productivity and innovation, State reform and public institutions, Health and nutrition
El lunes 26 de septiembre, a las 9:30 a.m., GRADE inaugura el seminario “Diálogo entre investigación y políticas públicas. Retos del desarrollo en el Perú de cara al bicentenario” con la presentación del Vicepresidente de Sectores y Conocimiento del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. La sesión inaugural será transmitida en vivo. En décadas recientes, el Perú ha […]
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GRADE’s researchers join the 3rd Peruvian Economic Association Annual Congress
05/08/2016 → 06/08/2016 8:00 am - 1:00 pm Campus PUCP (Av. Universitaria 1801, San Miguel) Employment, productivity and innovation, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, State reform and public institutions
Several of our researchers will join the 3rd Peruvian Economic Association APE Annual Congress, on August 5-6 2016, at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. The meeting will gather research economists, mainly Peruvian, to discuss recent studies in diverse fields of Economics. The congress takes part of several activities undertake by APE since its founding in 2014, for promoting and […]
- 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
