Rural Development and Agriculture
GRADE researchers have a continuing interest in the state of agricultural and livestock production and the impacts of economic policy and reforms on the rural economy in Peru. Studies are carried out into forest economics, the impacts of public infrastructure on the rural economy, the main drivers of private investment, the dynamics of rural employment and migration, and rural financial systems.
Senior Researchers
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Javier Escobal D`Angelo
PhD en Economic Development - Wageningen University
Javier holds a PhD in Economic Development from Wageningen University, in the Netherlands, and a Master’s degree from New York University, where he also carried out doctoral studies in Economics. He is currently a Senior Researcher at GRADE. He is also Co-Researcher in the Young Lives/Niños del Milenio longitudinal study, which follows more than 2000 children during the […]
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Ricardo Fort Meyer
PhD en Economic Development - Wageningen University
Ricardo Fort is an economist with a Master in Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a PhD in Economic Development from Wageningen University in the Netherlands. He currently works as a Senior Researcher at the Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE), where he works on projects related to the economic development of […]
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Manuel Glave Testino
PhD en Economics - University of Illinois en Champaign
Manuel Glave has a PhD in Economics from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. He is a Senior Researcher at GRADE where he specialises in rural development, environmental economics and natural resources, and where he undertakes analysis of public policy relating to agriculture and the environment. He is a Senior Professor in the Department of […]
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Eduardo Zegarra Méndez
PhD en Agricultural and Applied Economics - University of Wisconsin
Eduardo Zegarra is an economist from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and has a PhD in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin, specializing in rural development and natural resource management. His dissertation explores the workings and failures of the water market in Chile. He has researched and published on a wide […]
Associated Researchers
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Carmen Ponce San Román
PhD en Economics - Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Carmen Ponce is Associate Researcher at GRADE since 2005 and is currently affiliated as Visiting Researcher at the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean at York University (Toronto, Canada). She has a Ph.D. in Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and a MSc. In Economics from the University of Texas […]
Adjunct Researchers
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Elena Borasino Deustua
Master en - Wageningen University
Elena holds a master’s degree in International Development with mention in Development Economics from Wageningen University. Currently she is an Adjunct Researcher at GRADE.
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Mauricio Espinoza Hermoza
PhD candidate en - Wageningen University & Reseach
Mauricio is an Adjunct Researcher at GRADE. He holds a master’s degree in Agriculture, Environment and Regional Economics from Pennsylvania State University and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He is currently a PhD candidate in Economic Development at Wageningen University & Reseach in the Netherlands. His areas of […]
Publications
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Investigación para el desarrollo en el Perú: once balances
2016
Este libro recoge los once balances de investigación presentados en la conferencia Avances Recientes en la Investigación y Políticas para el Desarrollo, organizada en el marco del 35 aniversario del Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE). Los textos de esta publicación buscan continuar satisfaciendo la demanda de conocimiento dirigida a sostener un debate más […]
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Trampas territoriales de pobreza, desigualdad y baja movilidad social: los casos de Chile, México y Perú
2017 Anthony Bebbington, Javier Escobal, Isidro Soloaga, Andrés Tomaselli
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¿Saliendo del agro? Empleo no agropecuario, conectividad y dinamismo rural en el Perú (1994-2012)
2016 Héctor Paredes
El estudio analiza las condiciones económicas y geográficas que determinan la relación entre la dotación de activos públicos en conectividad rural (caminos y telecomunicaciones) y los cambios observados en el empleo no agropecuario que ha caracterizado al dinamismo rural de las últimas dos décadas. Se analiza el impacto de cuatro condiciones: variables de contexto regional […]
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Los efectos de la migración interna entre el 2007 y el 2014 en el Perú: un análisis a nivel provincial
2016 Javier Escobal, Úrsula Aldana
El propósito del presente estudio es estimar el impacto de los flujos migratorios en el Perú, sobre las zonas de origen y las zonas de destino de los migrantes. Se analiza el efecto sobre cuatro indicadores: el perfil etáreo de la población, la recepción de remesas, el nivel educativo promedio y, finalmente el valor del […]
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The Evolution of Collective Land Tenure Regimes in Pastoralist Societies: Lessons From Andean Countries
2016 Gerardo Damonte, Manuel Glave, Sandra Rodríguez, Andrea Ramos
Much has been said about the importance of pastoralist livelihoods for the effective and sustainable use of the world’s drylands which cover approximately 40% of total land surface. Globally, drylands provide livelihoods to some two billion people, 90% of whom live in developing countries (UN, 2011). Pastoralism is the principle production system exercised in drylands […]
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Elementos para una reforma del sector público en el contexto de una economía de mercado
1996
Se propone elementos básicos para el diseño de cualquier estrategia de reforma del sector público en el Perú, abordando cuestiones de carácter económico, social, político y de organización institucional.
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Efectos de la reforma financiera sobre la banca comercial en el Perú: 1990-1995
1995,
Análisis del proceso de transición por que ha debido pasar el sistema financiero nacional, y en particular la banca comercial,a raíz del proceso de estabilización y reforma financiera implementados a partir de 1990.
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Mercado de capitales y eficiencia: una evaluación de las propiedades estadísticas del índice general bursatil de la Bolsa de Valores de Lima
1995, ,
Estudio de las principales propiedades estadísticas del Indice General Bursátil (IGB) de la Bolsa de Valores de Lima para el período 1986-1992 para detectar anomalías o patrones cíclicos en el IGB.
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Del banco agrario a las cajas rurales: pautas para la construcción de un nuevo sistema financiero rural
1995Martin Valdivia,
Se desarrolla un marco conceptual para analizar los mercados financieros rurales: cuáles son las variables claves para garantizar el funcionamiento sostenido de un sistema financiero rural eficiente y de amplia cobertura.
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JournalAgricultural Economics
Land inequality and economic growth: a dynamic panel data approach
2007Ricardo Fort,
The growing body of literature devoted to studying the impact of inequality on economic growth has centered its attention on the income distribution effect, even though the theoretical relationships are more related to assets distribution.
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JournalInternational Journal of Educational Research
Research on education equity and quality in developing and transition countries
2006Santiago Cueto, ,
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Journal Information economics and policy
Disponibilidad a pagar por el servicio de telefonía rural en Bangladesh y Perú
2003Maximo Torero, , ,
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JournalBasis brief
Meeting the needs of the rural poor through post-reform financial markets
2003Javier Escobal, , , ,
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Minería y política: la recreación de luchas campesinas en dos comunidades andinas
Minería, movimientos sociales y respuestas campesinas: una ecología política de transformaciones territoriales2007Gerardo Damonte,
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Governability and economic perfomance in 1990s Peru
Political crises, social conflict and economic development: the political economy of the Andean region2005Miguel Jaramillo,
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Adverse geography and differences in welfare in Perú
Spatial inequality and development2005Javier Escobal, Maximo Torero,
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Small farmers economic organizations: producer associations and agricultural development in Peru
Economic liberalization and evolution of rural agricultural sector in Peru2003Manuel Glave, Ricardo Fort,
The main objective of this study is to identify which factors increase (or decrease) the competitiveness of small farmers in the Peruvian Agriculture.
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New institutions for agricultural and rural development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Current and emerging issues for economic analysis and policy research2003Javier Escobal,
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Rural Development and Agriculture en la categoría Policy brief
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La administración de los ingresos por exportaciones mineras en Bolivia, Chile y Perú
1995,
La apertura comercial y la implementación de reformas estructurales para fortalecer el rol del mercado en la asignación de recursos ha ocasionado un boom de inversión en los sectores extractivos de varios países latinoamericanos.
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Comercialización agrícola en el Perú
1994Javier Escobal,
La eliminación de las imperfecciones del mercado ha sido propuesta como una alternativa al manejo discrecional de precios relativos, en lo que concierne a la política de apoyo al sector agrario.
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Estabilización y crecimiento en el Perú
1991
Se reúne a un equipo de especialistas peruanos y extranjeros que proponen un programa coherente de estabilización económica y ajuste estructural para que el país inicie una nueva fase de crecimiento con equidad.
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Rural Development and Agriculture en la categoría Mimeo
Projects
- Final Assessment of the Fruit Fly Program of SENASADecember 2009 - March 2010
- Agriculture and Climate ChangeSeptember 2009 - December 2009
- Land use planning and ZEE (Ecologic Economic Zone)August 2009 - December 2009
- Public Expenditure in Agriculture in BoliviaJuly 2009
- Acquisition of farming landJune 2009
- Study about the target population and system for impact assessment of the Agricultural Competitiveness ProgramJune 2009
- Improving access to markets for indigenous communities in Panama: an evaluation of the role of rural pathsFebruary 2009 - June 2009
- Sustainable earth and water management technologies in JequetepequeAugust 2008 - November 2009
- Conditioning factors and heterogeneity of impacts of the improvements on the rural roads of PeruJuly 2008
- Analysis of the Potential of the Agricultural and Livestock and Rural Development Sector in Dominican RepublicJune 2008
News
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Eduardo Zegarra on TV Peru: falling prices of avocados and mangoes
June 1, 2022 Rural development and agriculture
“In both markets, there is a saturation due to an offer that has been increasing year after year. On the other hand, exporting is now more expensive, because there are serious difficulties with containers and marketing processes. This is having a strong impact, above all, in medium and small producers. Eduardo Zegarra, Senior Researcher at GRADE, discussed on […]
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Eduardo Zegarra shares his opinion in Ojo Público on the risk of a food crisis in Peru
May 30, 2022 Rural development and agriculture, Health and nutrition
According to Eduardo Zegarra, the food crisis is an issue that exceeds the powers of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, so its solution should include more than one portfolio. Our Senior Researcher spoke of the possibility of organizing an emergency food commission: “The dimension of the problem has long since gone far beyond the […]
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Eduardo Zegarra in Canal N: “It is urgent to have a food crisis committee”
May 25, 2022 Rural development and agriculture
“In the first place, we must have a food crisis committee with various ministries, civil society and agrarian associations. Second, we must put together a strong and serious program to buy fertilizers worldwide with diplomatic deployment and commercial attaches. In the short term , we need at least 300,000 tons of nitrogenous fertilizers to cover […]
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Eduardo Zegarra in Exitosa: “Peru is one of the countries most affected by this food crisis”
May 20, 2022 Rural development and agriculture
“Peru is one of the most vulnerable countries facing a food crisis. We are an importer of basic foods, such as cereals and oilseeds, which are rising a lot in price internationally, and we are also total importers of chemical fertilizers, which they are scarce worldwide. There is enormous concern about this, because if we […]
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Eduardo Zegarra on TV Peru: “We are passing the bill for many years of not thinking in terms of food security”
May 20, 2022 Rural development and agriculture
“If the problem of the lack of fertilizers persists and if the measures that are being taken are not effective, because there is concern that this emergency decree has little effectiveness and efficiency, we would be facing a complicated situation. We have expensive imported food and national food that would also begin to be scarce. […]
Events
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Carmen Ponce will be speaker at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association
04/06/2021 6:00 am - 7:30 am Plataforma de la CEA 2021 Rural development and agriculture
Our associated researcher Carmen Ponce will be speaker at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association, which will be held from June 3 to 5. The annual meeting gathers academic papers, State of the Art Lectures and Special Sessions is presented. The conference is hosted by a Canadian University each year and participants gather to […]
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GRADE’s researchers will join the book launch Perú: the agrarian problem in debate SEPIA XVIII
14/01/2021 6:00 pm Facebook SEPIA Rural development and agriculture
The Permanent Seminar on Agrarian Research (SEPIA) will launch its book Peru: the agrarian problem in debate SEPIA XVIII. The event will address the contributions to the three main topics of the last SEPIA seminar in Puno: 50 years of the Agrarian Reform; Governance, power and institutionality in rural spaces; and Adaptive strategies and rural development in […]
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GRADE celebrates 40 years of foundation on the sidelines of Peru’s bicentennial
01/06/2020 → 30/06/2021 Rural development and agriculture, Education and learning, Employment, productivity and innovation, Ethnicity, gender and citizenship, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Poverty and equality, Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict, State reform and public institutions, Health and nutrition, Urbanization and sustainable cities
When GRADE turned 35 in 2015, we researchers produced a set of research reports on key issues for the country’s development. These works, gathered in the book Research for development in Peru, sought to satisfy the demand for knowledge aimed at fostering a more informed debate on public policy in Peru. In the foreword of the publication, Javier […]
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Ethos y GRADE will organize a webinar about GMOs and food security. Eduardo Zegarra will join as a discussant
28/08/2020 10:00 am Evento virtual Rural development and agriculture, Health and nutrition
GMOs have appeared since the nineties as one of the solutions to feed a growing population, to significantly increase the productivity of agriculture, to genetically redesign seeds to improve certain characteristics, ranging from nutrients, to resistance to pests and varied climates, and more. What has happened to these promises in recent decades? What have been […]
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Javier Escobal was a speaker at the FAO Online Conference “Reducing rural poverty: A transformative agenda post COVID-19”,
20/08/2020 11:00 am Evento virtual Rural development and agriculture
“Closing the digital gap, which helps the provision of other services such as telemedicine or greater financial inclusion, will allow governments to better position themselves to provide services or cash transfers to households. It can also open opportunities for income generation in rural territories, in sectors linked to telework that could appear in the post-pandemic […]
- 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