Lorena Alcázar Valdivia
Senior Researcher
PhD in Economics - Washington University
lalcazar@grade.org.pe
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 of the Supervisory Board for Investment in Public Transport Infrastructure (OSITRAN), Research Director of the Apoyo Institute, Professor and Researcher at the Pacific University, Economist for the World Bank, Visiting Researcher at the Brookings Institution and Advisor to the Ministry of Economy and Finance in the field of social policy. She has implemented various projects and consultancies and has published numerous works on topics such as social policy, education, health, poverty, and design and evaluation of social programmes.
Publications
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Resiliencia en tiempos de pandemia: el caso de las ollas comunes en Lima, Perú
2022 Lorena Alcazar, Ricardo Fort
The coronavirus pandemic has not only been a health emergency, but has also generated an economic, social and food crisis. In this context, cooking pots (OC) have played a central role in the subsistence of the most vulnerable population in the cities, and in some way have replaced social food programs. The first part of […]
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Inversión pública y desigualdad en América Latina
2022 Lorena Alcazar, Miguel Jaramillo
Based on two case studies, in Peru and Colombia, this study finds that public investment has an inequality-reducing effect, but a very small one, so that a large investment would be needed to achieve a minimal reduction in inequality. In addition, it is found that the effect of public investment depends on the level of […]
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El derecho a estudiar: inclusión de niñas, niños y adolescentes migrantes venezolanos al sistema educativo peruano
2021 Lorena Alcazar, Maria Balarin
The objective of this study is to identify the factors that facilitate or limit the access, permanence and experience of Venezuelan children and adolescents in the Peruvian education system.
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Evaluation of the design and implementation of high performance schools – COAR
2021 Maria Balarin, Lorena Alcazar
This report shows the results of the Evaluation of the Design and Implementation of High Performance Schools (COAR), a service model implemented by the Ministry of Education of Peru in 22 regions of the country.
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La inclusión educativa de NNA migrantes venezolanos en el Perú: una política que no se puede nombrar
2020 Lorena Alcazar, Maria Balarin
The education sector has identified the important and growing demand of foreign migrant families, and has reacted to this issue. However, a discourse and practice guaranteeing the right to education coexists with a marked absence of policies explicitly aimed at facilitating its educational inclusion. In this analysis paper, the authors address the educational inclusion of […]
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Does participatory budgeting have an effect on the quality of public services? The case of Peru’s water and sanitation sector
2013 Miguel Jaramillo, Lorena Alcazar
Since 2004 the government of Peru has implemented a process of participatory budgeting (PB), which is mandatory for every sub-national government. We analyze the link from PB to coverage and water service quality indicators. We find no statistically significant relationship between PB and our measures of coverage and service continuity, regardless of whether the outcome […]
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Does participatory budgeting have an effect on the quality of public services? The case of Peru’s water and sanitation sector
2013 Miguel Jaramillo, Lorena Alcazar
Since 2004 the government of Peru has implemented a process of participatory budgeting (PB), which is mandatory for every sub-national government. We analyze the link from PB to coverage and water service quality indicators. We find no statistically significant relationship between PB and our measures of coverage and service continuity, regardless of whether the outcome […]
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El financiamiento del sistema educacional del Perú: elementos para el diseño de una fórmula per cápita en un contexto descentralizado
2012 Lorena Alcazar, Pilar Romaguera
El objetivo del estudio es proponer el diseño de un nuevo sistema para financiar la educación pública en el Perú enfocado en el suministro de recursos basado en la población atendida y con criterios compensatorios.
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Para la mejora efectiva de la educación básica en las zonas rurales del Perú: revisión de los principales programas educativos
2011 Lorena Alcazar, Luis Guerrero Ortiz
Se analizan distintos modelos exitosos de intervención sobre escuelas rurales: AprenDes, PROMEB, Construyendo Escuelas Exitosas, Fe y Alegría.
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Mejora efectiva de la educación básica en las zonas rurales del Perú
2011 Lorena Alcazar
The different models of intervention in rural schools analyzed in this mimeo: AprenDes, PROMEB, Building Successful Schools, Fe y Alegría, have given rise to experiences considered successful not only because they have fully complied with the most substantive of their main objectives, but also because of a fact of great political relevance: in four years […]
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Asistencia y deserción en colegios secundarios rurales
Estudio sobre la oferta y demanda de educación secundaria en zonas rurales2007 Lorena Alcazar
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¿Por qué no funcionan los programas alimentarios y nutricionales en el Perú?: riesgos y oportunidades para su reforma
Investigación, políticas y desarrollo en el Perú2007 Lorena Alcazar
This paper explores, through a review of studies on the subject, some hypotheses that try to explain the common characteristics of food programmes that may be hindering the fulfilment of their objectives. As we shall see, it is not only a question of limited resources, but also of overlapping areas of intervention, problems in the […]
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El intento de privatización de las empresas de agua y desague de Lima, Perú
Experiencias de regulación en el Perú2004 Lorena Alcazar, Lixin Colin Xu
This study discusses the circumstances within the water sector that led to reform. It also explores the political circumstances that explain why privatisation of the water system did not take place and discusses the reforms that did take place. Finally, it compares the welfare effects of the reforms with those of the concession. The paper […]
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The Buenos Aires water concession
Thirsting for efficiency: the economics and politics of urban water system reform2002 Lorena Alcazar, Rodrigo Pizarro, Mary Shirley
In this chapter we explore the circumstances in the water sector and the political and institutional factors that led Argentina to implement the concession. Second, the reform has been widely acclaimed for generating major improvements in the sector, including wider coverage, better service, more efficient operation of the company, and a reduction in waste. What […]
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Institutions, politics, and contracts: the privatization attempt of the water and sanitation utility of Lima, Perú
Thirsting for efficiency: the economics and politics of urban water system reform2002 Lorena Alcazar, Lixin Colin Xu, Ana María Zuluaga
That Lima’s water system was in near-crisis was not enough to bring about radical change. Partial reforms to reduce many of the city’s worst problems were carried out under public management. But a quarter of Lima’s citizens still had no access to water or sewerage connections, extended service interruptions were common, and more than a […]
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Projects
- Analyzing the public expenditure in Latin AmericaJanuary 2015
- Consequences of domestic violence against women on children’s school progress in Peru: a countrywide study differentiated by genderDecember 2014
- Building an institutional culture of impact communication and monitoringAugust 2014
- Impacts of the Juntos Program on women’s empoweringOctober 2014
- The future of impact evaluationOctober 2014
- Causes of chronic child malnutrition reduction in PeruJune 2014
- Public expenditure on Latin American Children: How much and how effective?September 2013 - December 2013
- Preparation of Base Line for Impact Evaluation of the Program for Improvement of Early Childhood Education in Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Huánuco.July 2013 - January 2014
- Economic impact of malnutrition in PeruDecember 2012 - August 2013
- Mapping of micro credit integration experiences with training on gender or domestic violenceNovember 2012
Media
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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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Qali Warma en la tormenta
November 3, 2013 Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes
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La pobreza y la anemia desafíos pendientes del país
May 9, 2013 Health and nutrition
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Presentations
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Evaluación de Impacto del Programa de Mejoramiento de la Educación Inicial en Ayacucho, Huancavelica y Huánuco
15 August, 2018
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15 June, 2017
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Evaluación de las EDEP: la mirada desde la perspectiva del evaluador
Lima-Perú, 3 May, 2016
Conversatorio "Evaluaciones de Diseño y Ejecución Presupuestal: una herramienta para la mejora de la gestión pública"
Selected Publications
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Medidas de protección social del gobierno peruano en época de la Covid-19
2022 Lorena Alcazar, Vanessa Rojas, Emilio López de Romaña
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