Projects
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Analysis of the organizational design and Regulations on Organization and Functions of the Peruvian Police Force
The main purpose of this Project is to seek improvements for the management of the Peruvian Police Force (PNP) and become the main instrument to identify the needs for reform, design and implementation of the organization and functions rules that will enable increasing service coverage and quality. Accordingly, the study will prepare a document that […]
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Study about Afro-descendant children in Peru
The Project is a continuation of the report on Afro-Peruvian children and adolescents, prepared by a team of professionals for UNICEF and it consists on an additional analysis of the interviews conducted and of their relation to the part of the analysis of surveys on Afro-Peruvian children and adolescents.
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Amazon region and development in Peru: visions and policies in the Transportation and Energy sectors
The main objective is to reconstruct the development vision of the Amazon region building upon the public policies of the transportation and energy sectors implemented in the period 1960-2011, within the context of the large-scale investment projects, such as the IIRSA axes and the mega hydroelectric plants under the Peru-Brazil Energy Integration Agreement. The analysis […]
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Analysis of the cost of anemia for Peru
The purpose of the Project is to prepare a technical document that quantifies and explains the economic costs for the State and the economy of Peruvians, generated as a result of the prevalence of anemia as a public health problem and to propose public policy actions to address the problem. The specific objectives include: – […]
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Understanding the impact of Think Tanks: preparatory studies for the event “2012 Think Tank Initiative Exchange”
The general purpose of the study is to provide elements for the design of an analytical framework to monitor and measure the impact of Think Tanks in developing countries by integrating the different visions, variables and contexts existing in the literature and identified based on three case studies (GRADE, a Think Tank of Africa and […]
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Emblematic indicators of the National System for Social Inclusion and Development
The purpose is to develop a first set of emblematic indicators to monitor key inclusion dimensions for those that present available information. It is essential that the base data for the construction of these indicators may be disaggregated by sub-national level, by socio-economic strata, by area of residence (urban/rural) or by ethnicity, as pertinent. This […]
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Adapting ourselves to adaptation: study of the influence of discourses and policies on adaptation to climate change in the local forms of government
The study identifies and analyzes the impact that the initiatives for adaptation to climate change have had on local social and political organizations. In particular, it seeks to analyze how the discourses and policies on adaptation are understood, incorporated or rejected by the local populations. The study will be conducted in the region of Cuzco […]
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Teacher absenteeism: Associated factors and effect on performance
The study has two objectives. The first one is to describe how the demographic characteristics of teachers, their formation and professional experience and their commitment and satisfaction with their work interact and relate to teacher absenteeism in educational institutions in urban and rural zones. The second objective is to study the relation existing between teacher […]
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One Laptop per Child at home. Technology and human capital: interventions at home: general supervision, training and monitoring. Second stage
Continuation of the study commenced in 2001, under which laptops of the OLPC (One Laptop per Child) program are randomly assigned to students of the six primary school grades in 14 schools with low performance in Lima. This time, another 14 schools are included (also randomly assigned) which do not receive the laptops individually, but […]
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Research balance and priorities in public policies in Peru 2007-2011: science, technology and innovation
The purpose of this study is to perform a balance of the research work produced in the subject of technological innovation during the past four years (2007-2011) and propose a research agenda to identify the key topics for the design of policies in this field, as well as to specify new or not much worked […]
