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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JournalResearch on Aging
Health care use among elderly mexicans in the United States and Mexico
2006 Juan Jose Diaz, Rebeca Wong, Mónica Higgins
The authors sought to contribute to public policy on U.S. immigrants by comparing patterns of health care use among the Mexican-origin population aged 70 and older in the United States and Mexico.
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Does having a newborn child affect income diversification opportunities?: evidence from the peruvian young lives study
2006 Javier Escobal, Pablo Suárez, Claudio F. Lanata, Sharon Huttly
The ability of households to diversify their income sources is strongly related to their capacity to cope in times of pressure, such as during economic crises.
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La liberación del comercio y el bienestar de la infancia: evaluando el impacto del Acuerdo de Libre Comercio entre Perú y Estados Unidos
2006 Javier Escobal, Carmen Ponce
Una dimensión poco explorada de uno de los temas más importantes de la agenda nacional actual: el probable impacto que tendría el Tratado de Libre Comercio entre el Perú y los Estados Unidos en los niños peruanos.
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Pre-school Education and Schooling Outcomes in Peru
2006 Juan Jose Diaz
This paper examines the relationship between child schooling and achievement outcomes and attendance at pre-school education, monitoring socio-economic status (SES), parenting practices, and parent education.
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JournalEconomía y Sociedad
El enfoque de género en el estudio “Planificación familiar y salud materno-infantil en el Perú: ¿una cuestión de número o de momento?”
2006 Martin Valdivia
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Projects
News
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Primer libro 30 años: Salud, interculturalidad y comportamientos de riesgo
February 16, 2012 Ethnicity, gender and citizenship, Health and nutrition
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Desigualdad en el Perú y el mundo: persistencias, cambios y consecuencias
February 15, 2012 Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Un llamado a superar las brechas de oportunidades en el Perú
February 11, 2012 Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Descargue el libro ¿Está el piso parejo para los niños en el Perú? coeditado por el BM y GRADE
February 10, 2012 Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Javier Escobal será panelista de evento en Puno coorganizado por el MIDIS, BM Y GRADE
February 9, 2012 Education and learning, Poverty and equality, 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
