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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Morbilidad autoreportada y los retornos a la salud para los varones urbanos en el Perú: enfermedad vs. incapacidad
2000 Martin Valdivia, Edmundo Murrugarra
Evidencia sobre los determinantes de salud para varones adultos de zonas urbanas y sus efectos en la productividad, usando dos medidas de morbilidad autoreportadas: el número de días de enfermedad y de incapacidad.
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Incidencia de la lactancia e intervalo de nacimiento sobre la mortalidad infantil en el Perú rural
Salud, productividad y pobreza: teoría, método y aplicaciones al caso peruano2000 Ana Dammert, Karina Rozas
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Evolución de la equidad en el acceso a servicios de salud: Perú 1994-1997
Salud, equidad y pobreza en el Perú: teoría y nuevas evidencias2002 Martin Valdivia
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The returns to health for peruvian urban adults: differentials across gender. The life cycle and the wage distribution
1999 Martin Valdivia, Edmundo Murrugarra
This report shows evidence about determinants of health status for urban adults and their effects on productivity.
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JournalJournal of Applied Developmental Psychology
Breakfast prevents delays of attention and memory functions among nutritionally at-risk boys
1998 Santiago Cueto, Enrique Jacoby
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Projects
News
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Martín Valdivia participó en evento sobre financiamiento en salud en América Latina e investigación en salud pública en México
March 3, 2009 Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Health and nutrition
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Discusión del estudio “Oportunidades y Riesgos de la Transferencia del Programa Wawa Wasi a las Municipalidades Provinciales”
February 17, 2009 Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Santiago Cueto participó en congreso internacional sobre psicología y pobreza
November 28, 2008 Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Santiago Cueto dictó charla en Reino Unido sobre brecha de rendimiento infantil
September 30, 2008 Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Niños del Milenio organizó conferencia y exposición fotográfica en la PUCP
September 12, 2008 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
