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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Efectos del programa de transferencias condicionadas JUNTOS en el peso al nacer de los niños.
2014 Juan Jose Diaz, Víctor Saldarriaga
This paper assesses the effect of the Conditional Cash Transfer Program, JUNTOS, on neonatal health of children who were exposed to the Program while in utero. The paper also explores whether JUNTOS has improved the prenatal health care of pregnant women. Different estimation techniques are implemented, including difference-in-differences, maternal fixed effects, and instrumental variables approaches. […]
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Políticas de inversión pública y su impacto sobre el desarrollo rural: estrategias y mecanismos de implementación en la última década
Perú: el problema agrario en debate. Sepia XV2014 Ricardo Fort
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Educational opportunities and learning outcomes of children in Peru: a longitudinal model
Growing up in poverty: findings from Young Lives2014 Santiago Cueto, Juan Leon, Ismael G. Muñoz
This collection brings together the latest evidence from Young Lives, a unique international study that focuses on children and poverty – particularly how poverty affects their development and their lives as children, and how children and their families respond to poverty. It shows how the persistence of inequality amid general economic growth is leaving some […]
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Inclusión social: diálogos entre la investigación y las políticas públicas
2014 Martín Benavides, Miguel Jaramillo, Santiago Cueto, Gabriela Guerrero, Juan Leon, Nestor Valdivia, Lorena Alcazar, Manuel Glave, Maria Balarin, Juan Jose Diaz, Juana Kuramoto, Gerardo Damonte
Esta publicación recoge el espíritu del seminario internacional "Cambios Institucionales para un Estado más Inclusivo" (julio de 2012), y apunta a lo más relevante y valioso de cada exposición, intervención y comentario.
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Health and Nutrition en la categoría Working paper
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JournalJournal of Drug Education
Drug abuse prevention curricula in public and private schools in Indiana
1994, Santiago Cueto,
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JournalThe Indiana Journal for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
A snapshot of drug abuse prevention curricula in Indiana Public Schools
1992, Santiago Cueto,
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Health and Nutrition en la categoría Chapter in Book
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Projects
News
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Debate Agrario 46: El mercado de semillas de maíz amarillo duro y los transgénicos
October 2, 2014 Rural development and agriculture, Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict, Health and nutrition
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¿Cuánto contenido de azúcar existe en los productos industrializados que consumen niños y adolescentes?
October 1, 2014 Health and nutrition
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Qali Warma debería enfocarse en corregir sus problemas estructurales
September 30, 2014 State reform and public institutions, Health and nutrition
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Lorena Alcázar: A pesar del crecimiento económico, las cifras de anemia y desnutrición son relativamente peores que otros indicadores del Perú
August 18, 2014 State reform and public institutions, Health and nutrition
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Four to ten children under 3 years old suffer anaemia in Peru
July 17, 2014 State reform and public institutions, Health and nutrition
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Events
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Martín Valdivia participará en evento sobre financiamiento en salud en América Latina e investigación en salud pública en México
03/03/2009 → 06/03/2009 Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, México Health and nutrition
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Será discutido el estudio “Oportunidades y Riesgos de la Transferencia del Programa Wawa Wasi a las Municipalidades Provinciales”
17/02/2014 Auditorio de GRADE (Av. Almirante Grau 915, Barranco) Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Santiago Cueto participará en congreso internacional sobre psicología y pobreza
28/11/2008 Huancayo, Perú Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Santiago Cueto dictará charla en Reino Unido sobre brecha de rendimiento infantil
30/09/2008 Londres, Reino Unido Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Santiago Cueto dictará conferencia sobre Niños del Milenio
12/09/2008 Auditorio de Humanidades de la PUCP 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
