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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JournalJournal of Development Effectiveness
Evaluating interventions to reduce maternal mortality: evidence from Peru’s PARSalud programme
2009 Miguel Jaramillo, Juan Jose Diaz
This paper evaluates the impact of an intervention oriented to reduce maternal mortality in Peru and takes advantage of both spatial and temporal variation in the implementation of the programme to identify its effects.
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Shock de precios y vulnerabilidad alimentaria de los hogares peruanos
2009 Eduardo Zegarra, Jorge Tuesta
En el estudio se cuantifica los efectos económicos del súbito aumento de los precios de alimentos en los hogares peruanos durante 2007-2008 e identifica a los hogares en situación de vulnerabilidad alimentaria.
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Psychometric characteristics of cognitive development and achievement instruments in Round 2 of Young Lives
2009 Ismael G. Muñoz, Gabriela Guerrero, Juan Leon, Santiago Cueto
Young Lives (YL) is a long-term international research project about childhood poverty based at the University of Oxford that integrates cutting edge research with local, national
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¿Derecho vulnerado?: gratuidad de la educación pública, contribuciones económicas familiares y equidad / La medición de la calidad de vida en Lima Metropolitana
2008 Martín Benavides, Raúl Andrade
¿Derecho vulnerado?: gratuidad de la educación pública, contribuciones económicas familiares y equidad / La medición de la calidad de vi
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Projects
News
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Nuevo boletín Análisis & Propuestas 18: “Efectos de las horas de trabajo infantil en el desarrollo de habilidades verbales y matemáticas” de Carmen Ponce
July 17, 2012 Education and learning, Ethnicity, gender and citizenship, Health and nutrition
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[VIDEOS] Sesiones del seminario internacional Cambios Institucionales para un Estado más Inclusivo
July 17, 2012 Education and learning, Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict, Health and nutrition
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Descargue las presentaciones de los estudios de investigadores de GRADE presentados en el seminario internacional “Cambios institucionales para un Estado más inclusivo”
July 16, 2012 Education and learning, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Health and nutrition
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Entrevista a Manuel Glave por cierre del seminario
July 13, 2012 Education and learning, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Health and nutrition
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Entrevista a Nuria Esparch en el marco del Seminario Internacional
July 9, 2012 Education and learning, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Health and nutrition
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Events
- 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
