Researchers

Senior Researchers

  • Lorena Alcazar

    Lorena Alcázar Valdivia

    PhD in 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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  • Maria Balarin

    María Balarin Bonazzi

    PhD in Educational Policy - University of Bath

    María is a Senior Researcher at the Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE) where she has a broad portfolio of both applied and academic research. Her applied work focuses on the analysis and qualitative evaluation of educational and social policies, with a special focus on processes of policy implementation. Her academic work has mostly focused […]

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  • Martín Benavides

    Martín Benavides Abanto (on leave)

    PhD in Sociology - Pennsylvania State University

    Martín Benavides has a PhD in Sociology from Pennsylvania State University where he also attained a Master’s Degree in Education Policy. He has a degree in Sociology and a BA in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, and has been a visiting student on issues of social mobility and inequality at Nuffield College […]

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  • Santiago Cueto

    Santiago Cueto Caballero

    PhD in Educational Psychology - Indiana University

    Santiago Cueto holds a degree in Educational Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and a PhD in the same field from Indiana University in the United States. He has been a Visiting Researcher at the University of California at Davis and the University of Oxford. He is currently a Senior Researcher at GRADE, […]

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  • Gerardo Damonte

    Gerardo Damonte Valencia (on leave)

    PhD in Anthropology - Cornell University

    Gerardo Damonte Valencia has an MA and PhD in Anthropology from Cornell University. He carries out research in the field of natural resources at the Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE) (currently on leave) along with his teaching position in the Department of Political Sciences at the Pontifical Catholic University in Peru. Gerardo leads […]

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  • Juan Jose Diaz

    Juan José Díaz Noziglia

    PhD in Economics - University of Maryland

    Juan José Díaz has a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland. He is currently a Senior Researcher at GRADE. His interests include the labor economy and evaluating social, educational, health and development programs.

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  • Javier Escobal

    Javier Escobal D`Angelo

    PhD in 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

    Ricardo Fort Meyer

    PhD in 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

    Manuel Glave Testino

    PhD in 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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  • Gabriela Guerrero

    Gabriela Guerrero Barnechea

    PhD in Educational Sciences - KU Leuven

    Gabriela Guerrero has a PhD in Educational Sciences from the KU Leuven in Belgium and a Master’s Degree in Development Studies with a major in Public Policy from the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, The Netherlands. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Educational Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. She is currently a […]

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