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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Desigualdades en el acceso, uso y gasto con el agua potable en América Latina y el Caribe
2001
Estudios en once países basados en encuestas de hogares de propósitos múltiples. Las respuestas establecen el tipo de acceso al agua para conocer las características socio-económicas de los hogares.
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Los Programas de Desayunos Escolares / El “benchmark” o análisis comparativo internacional
2001 Santiago Cueto, Ena Garland
Los Programas de Desayunos Escolares / El "benchmark" o análisis comparativo internacional.
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The assets of the poor in Peru
2000 Maximo Torero, Javier Escobal
The document analyzes the possession and access to assets on the part of the poor in Peru.
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Transparencia y rendición de cuentas en los hospitales públicos: el caso peruano
2000 Lorena Alcazar, Raúl Andrade
El presente estudio analiza el problema de la corrupción en hospitales públicos desde una perspectiva institucional.
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The returns to health for peruvian urban adults by gender, age, and across the wage distribution
Wealth from health: linking social investments to earnings in Latin America2000 Edmundo Murrugarra, Martin Valdivia
This chapter analyzes the determinants of health status for urban adults in Peru and estimates the impact of health status on earnings
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Projects
News
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Martín Valdivia participó en la II Reunión de Jefes de Epidemiología en las Américas
November 23, 2009 Health and nutrition
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Estudio Niños del Milenio fue presentado en Universidad Nacional de Educación Enrique Guzmán y Valle
October 13, 2009 Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Estudio cualitativo de Niños del Milenio fue discutido con funcionarios de sectores público, privado y académico
July 21, 2009 Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Martín Valdivia participó en el VII Congreso Mundial de Economía de la Salud 2009 en China
July 12, 2009 Health and nutrition
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Bases de datos de Ronda 2 de Niños del Milenio disponibles en Internet
April 28, 2009 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
