Projects
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Forest governance and sustainability in the Amazon: progress and policy challenges in Peru
The purpose of this study is to systematize the existing evidence on the progress and challenges in forest governance within the framework of the institutional reform of the forestry sector in Peru. Two decades after the liberalization of factor markets, there are still many gaps in information about whether or not the new property rights regime has promoted […]
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Institutions and competitiveness: the case of Lima’s wholesale markets
This study aims to analyze the reasons why traditional wholesale markets retain a leading role in the food retail trade in Lima, in spite of the entry of supermarkets in the surrounding areas. Specifically, three main objectives are sought: i. To describe the expansion of wholesale markets in Metropolitan Lima, as well as to analyze the […]
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Prices, taxes and tobacco consumption in Peru
This study aims to estimate the price elasticity of the cigarette consumption in Peru, with special emphasis on the analysis of its heterogeneity by gender and age and socio-economical level. It is proposed to use the databases of the surveys applied by DEVIDA to high school students and the population in general; those which have not previously […]
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Final evaluation of the Preschool Improvement Program in Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Huanuco
The impact evaluation of the Preschool Improvement Program (Programa de Mejoramiento de la Educación Inicial) includes data collection and analysis using data gathered and analyzed previously in the baseline and intermediate evaluation to determine the impact of the program on preschool students achievement. Data collection and analysis strategy allows to undertake a quasi-experimental final impact evaluation of the program, according to […]
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Ex ante economic evaluation of the Bolivia Resilient in the face of Climate Risk Programs
At the request of the IDB, it will be carried out an ex ante economic evaluation and design of the impact assessment system of a disaster prevention project in the cities of Cochabamba and La Paz, in Bolivia. The researcher will develop a baseline survey of inhabitants in the intervention areas and a control group […]
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Impact of a productive project on the use of time profiles of members of rural households: gender structure in a context of change in the income generation strategies of the poorest households
The study analyzed the use of time profile of members of rural households living in extreme poverty, distinguishing by gender and age. In particular, it examined the impact that a productive support project, Haku Wiñay, had on the use of time profile of the members of its beneficiaries households.
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Evaluation of the design, methodology of determination of the Household Targeting System (SISFOH) socio-economic classification and operational processes
The purpose of this project is to assess the design and implementation of the operational processes associated to the determination of the socio-economic classification on the sidelines of the Household Targeting System (SISFOH). In order to do this, researchers will aim to understand, beyond the operational processes, the logic of the design, objectives, implementation and program […]
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Young Lives Peru 2017-2018
The longitudinal study Young Lives Peru has been carried out since 2001. Its purpose is to understand how poverty is linked and has implications for a number of development issues of two cohorts —born in 1994 and 2001— in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam. Since the fifth round of the 2016 household survey has been already completed, in 2017 […]
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Current labor intermediation services in the sidelines of the New Job Opportunities program for young people
El objetivo del estudio es realizar un análisis crítico de los servicios de intermediación laboral promovidos y apoyados por distintas alianzas nacionales bajo el programa Nuevos Empleos y Oportunidades (NEO), para identificar las fortalezas y áreas que deben ser reforzadas, así como los nuevos enfoques que surgen dentro de las alianzas y promover la inserción laboral […]
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Evaluation of the IFAD Country Program
At the request of the International Fund for Agricultural Development-IFAD, the evaluation of the Country Program is carried out, that is, the evolution and results of all the projects developed by IFAD in Peru from 2002 to 2016. The evaluation is in charge of of a multi-disciplinary team coordinated by Eduardo Zegarra, and under the […]