Projects
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Evaluation of the implementation of the Coverage Expansion Program for Early Years Education – Alternative 4
Evaluation requested by the Early Years Education Bureau of the Ministry of Education, the purpose of which is to learn the strengths and weaknesses of the implementation of the Coverage Expansion Model for Early Years Education – Alternative 4 from the viewpoint of different actors of different educational institutes (parents, teachers, principals) and of local […]
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Co-organization of the Social Policies Round Table in the 2012 XXIII CIES annual seminar
GRADE will contribute with the 33rd Annual Seminar of the Economic and Social Research Consortium – CIES 2012 by co-organizing the Social Policies Round Table. Our participation will be through the selection of speakers and attendees and moderation of the Round Table to take place in November 2012.
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Enrollment and voting campaign project for electoral participation of women in Paraguay
Este proyecto utiliza un diseño experimental para evaluar la capacidad de promover el voto femenino de las mujeres paraguayas a través de la transmisión de información y de mensajes que resaltan la importancia de la participación de la mujer en los procesos electorales. El diseño permitirá además identificar los mecanismos más eficientes para la transmisión […]
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Articles on results obtained by the Regional Child Development Indicators Project (PRIDI)
Santiago Cueto was assigned by the IADB to write two articles making use of the study results that are being obtained with the Bank’s funding within the framework of the Regional Child Development Indicators Project (PRIDI). This project evaluates children’s development levels in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Peru, and is being jointly coordinated […]
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Equality and equity in learning in Peru
The study seeks to document the existence and magnitude of the learning gaps in the school-age population in Peru, based on cross-cutting databases, and their evolution over time based on longitudinal data. In this connection, the matter is addressed using the performance census evaluation of second grade primary students (ECE 2008 to 2011) and international […]
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Causal estimates of intangible costs of violence against women in Latin American and The Caribbean
This Project explores the relation between domestic violence against women and their labor participation, as well as the human capital of their children in countries of Latin America and The Caribbean. To investigate the causal effect of violence the project used the introduction of Emergency Centers for Women in Peru by the Ministry of Women […]
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Training for development: recent progress and policy lessons
This Project continues with the academic research and diffusion efforts and policy spaces of some recent studies on training as a mechanism for transmission of information and knowledge of practices to help beneficiaries develop their potential, and support them and/or their families to overcome their poverty and vulnerability condition. Previous studies focused on the training […]
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New dilemmas in public analysis and follow-up of ethnic inequality in Peru – II
Second phase of the project “New dilemmas in public analysis and follow-up of ethnic inequality in Peru” (project 681) executed by GRADE with the support of the Ford Foundation. During this phase, studies, seminars and incidence activities will be carried out to improve ethnic indicators in surveys and in the future census. A study will […]
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Support in the preparation of a preliminary results-based design proposal for the Qali Warma National School Nutritional Program
Lorena Alcázar was assigned to provide support to the technical team that will prepare a preliminary results-based design proposal for the Qali Warma National School Nutritional Program. She will also be responsible for organizing and moderating workshops and work meetings for the preparation, discussion and validation of the program.
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Administration of the PEP-PAGE project
The PEP network (Partnership for Economic Policy) will continue its support strategy for research development on poverty matters by researchers from developing countries during the next three years. This time, however, specific subjects have been defined: labor market institutions, social protection and its connection with the labor market and entrepreneurism. GRADE will continue supporting the […]