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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JournalRevista Peruana de Medicina Experimental
Impacto económico de la desnutrición crónica, aguda y global en el Perú
2013 Lorena Alcazar, Diego Ocampo, Lucio Huamán-Espino, Juan Pablo Aparco
Se estimó el impacto económico de la desnutrición infantil en dos horizontes temporales (incidental retrospectiva y prospectiva) para 2011, considerando los costos asociados a la desnutrición en salud, educación y productividad para la economía peruana.
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Revisión temática y metodológica de la Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar – ENDES y recomendaciones para su mejoramiento
2013 Juan Jose Diaz
This document presents a review of the ENDES and discusses the thematic orientation that the study could have in the future. In addition, some recommendations are presented to increase the potential of the survey. In particular, suggestions are made to improve the existing information and to overcome some of its limitations that could contribute to […]
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JournalEconomics & Human Biology
Height in mid childhood and psychosocial competencies in late childhood: Evidence from four developing countries
2013 Stefan Dercon, Alan Sanchez
We use longitudinal data from children growing up in four developing countries (Peru, India, Vietnam, Ethiopia) to study the relationship between height at the age of 7-8 and a set of psychosocial competencies measured at the age of 11-12 that are known to be correlated with earnings during adulthood: self-efficacy, self-esteem and aspirations. Results show […]
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JournalPan American Journal of Public Health
Equity in health and health care in Peru, 2004-2008
2013 Margarita Petrera, Martin Valdivia, Eduardo Jiménez, Gisele Almeida
Este estudio evalúa si las recientes tendencias económicas positivas y las políticas de salud pro-pobres han logrado mayor equidad en la salud, y explora los factores claves que explican este cambio.
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Effectiveness and Spillovers of online sex education: evidence from a randomized evaluation in Colombian public schools
2013 Alberto Chong, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, Dean Karlan, Martin Valdivia
En una evaluación aleatoria en Colombia, se encontró un curso en linea de salud sexual que conduce a impactos significativos en el conocimiento y actitudes de los adolescentes y, para aquellos sexualmente activos, menos ETS.
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Projects
News
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Santiago Cueto fue expositor en diálogo sobre evaluaciones de los aprendizajes, organizado por la Red Nacional de Promoción de la Infancia y la Facultad de Educación de la PUCP
May 9, 2014 Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Cusco: Eduardo Zegarra y otros expertos participaron en foro sobre agricultura familiar, alimentación y desarrollo
May 7, 2014 Rural development and agriculture, Health and nutrition
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Inclusión social: diálogos entre la investigación y las políticas públicas
March 28, 2014 Education and learning, Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict, Health and nutrition
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Revista Poder destaca estudio de GRADE y Niños del Milenio sobre el uso del tiempo de los niños y las niñas en el campo y la ciudad en el Perú
March 7, 2014 Education and learning, Health and nutrition
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Seleccionados residentes y no residentes de Lima Metropolitana participan en taller del uso de base de datos de Niños del Milenio
February 20, 2014 Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Events
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Niños del Milenio organizará conferencia y exposición fotográfica en la PUCP
12/09/2008 Auditorio de Humanidades de la PUCP Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Este lunes 8 de septiembre se inaugura exposición de fotos de Niños del Milenio en la PUCP
08/09/2008 Campus de la PUCP (Av. Universitaria 1801, Lima) Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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- 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
