Publications of State reform and public institutions
GRADE places special emphasis on the dissemination of the results of its research through publications in various formats, aimed at both the academic public and public officials, political and civil society actors, university students, the media, as well as the general citizenship.
Academic publications with a format similar to work documents. They are prepared on the basis of reports from research projects or reflections of a conceptual nature related to GRADE’s work areas. Its publication requires an internal blind peer review process. Its publication format is usually only electronic.
Publications of research work in progress. They are prepared on the basis of reports from research projects or reflections of a conceptual nature related to GRADE’s work areas. They do not go through a blind peer review process; however, they require internal approval and the external institution that requested the investigation. Authors can be both GRADE senior researchers and research assistants. Eventually, GRADE agrees to publish Research Progress by authors not affiliated with the institution, under the endorsement of a senior GRADE researcher. Its publication format is electronic only.
Publications with characteristics of a policy brief: aimed at a non-academic audience and with emphasis on its policy implications. It presents the main findings and recommendations of an academic investigation, accompanied by visual resources. Its publication format is physical and electronic.
Institutionally affiliated books are written or edited by one or more GRADE researchers and go through a blind peer review process. Its publication format is physical and electronic.
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Gestión pública y servicio civil. Balance de investigación 2016-2021 y agenda de investigación 2021-2026.
El estudio analiza las investigaciones realizadas entre el 2016 y 2021 en torno a la modernización de la gestión pública y el servicio civil, los cuales se acotaron a seis temáticas tras la revisión normativa. Se revisaron un total de 145 documentos de autores nacionales e internacionales, de los cuales el 44 % correspondían a […]
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Seguridad ciudadana. Balance de investigación 2016-2021 y agenda de investigación 2021-2026.
Solo recientemente, la seguridad ciudadana ha sido desplazada por la corrupción como principal problema percibido, siendo que dicha percepción se alimenta de miedos objetivos y subjetivos, hechos delictivos, violencia y otros fenómenos sociales. En este sentido, producir un balance y agenda en seguridad ciudadana requiere un mínimo de contexto sobre la violencia y la criminalidad […]
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Energy saving behaviours of middle class households in Ghana, Peru and the Philippines
Demand-side management of energy seeks to foster energy efficiency investments and curtailment behaviour in households. The role of environmental concern and knowledge for both types of energy saving behaviour has hardly been investigated in middle income countries with growing middle classes and rising electricity demand. Drawing on unique household survey data from Ghana, Peru and […]
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Policies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic
An analysis of the policies taken in Peru to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The dynamics of the Peruvian labor market: job creation and destruction and destruction of jobs and worker flows
Peruvian labor analysis has focused mainly on its static dimension. Thus, the focus has been on indicators such as the number of jobs generated; unemployment, occupation or participation rates; job allocation by sector or formality, of unemployment, occupation or participation; the allocation of work according to sectors or formality condition. These indicators provide a view […]
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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
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
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
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
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 […]
