State Reform and Public Institutions
GRADE researchers develop a series of studies and evaluations into the workings of factor markets, the justice system, the development of micro-enterprises, decision-making processes, and regional and local policy. Within this area analysis is also conducted into market structures, regulatory frameworks, pricing policy and policy relating to technological innovation.
Senior Researchers
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Lorena Alcázar Valdivia
PhD en 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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Miguel Jaramillo Baanante
PhD en History - University of California
Miguel Jaramillo has a degree in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He completed his graduate studies in Economics and History at the University of California, where he received a PhD in History. His areas of interests are labor economics, social policy and institutional analysis. He is currently a Senior Researcher at GRADE. […]
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Máximo Torero Cullen (de licencia)
PhD en Economics - University of California, Los Angeles
Maximo received a PhD from the University of California at Los Angeles, Department of Economics and held a postdoctoral fellow position at the UCLA Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR). Currently, he is the Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Prior to joining FAO, he was the World Bank Group Executive Director for […]
Associated Researchers
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Juana Kuramoto Huamán (on leave)
PhD candidate en Innovation & Technology - Maastricht University
Juana Kuramoto received a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the University Carnegie Mellon in 1995. She is currently studying for a PhD in Policy Studies and Technological Change at the University of Maastricht and is an Associate Researcher at GRADE. Her fields of interest are technological innovation, scientific and technological policy, and mining. She […]
Adjunct Researchers
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Jessica Tapia Soriano
Master en - Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO)
Jessica holds a Master’s degree in Social Sciences with an orientation on Education from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) in Argentina. Currently she is an Adjunct Researcher at GRADE and the Pedagogical Coordinator of the Growing with Multigrade Rural Schools in Peru (CREER) Project.
Publications
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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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Determinantes institucionales del funcionamiento de proyectos de infraestructura básica: análisis de los proyectos financiados por Foncodes
2002 Lorena Alcazar, Eric Wachtenheim
This study analyses the determinants of success of a sample of 735 FONCODES projects implemented between 1994 and 1999. The database used for the empirical estimates is based on the results of surveys that were designed to carry out three ex-post evaluations of FONCODES projects.
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Boletines de apoyo al Congreso: servicio de asesoría económica.
2002 Lorena Alcazar
Boletines de apoyo al Congreso: servicio de asesoría económica. Cinco boletines: descentralización I y II, corrupción, empleo y educación
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Demanda inducida y ausentismo en los hospitales peruanos
Diagnóstico corrupción: el fraude en los hospitales públicos de América Latina2002 Lorena Alcazar, Raúl Andrade
This chapter analyzes the relationship between institutional arrangements, incentives, and corruption in four Peruvian hospitals. It focuses on two particular types of corrupt practice: absenteeism by doctors and provision of unnecessary services (i.e., induced demand). One of the hospitals was operated in the private sector. Of the three public-sector hospitals, two were under the aegis […]
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Projects
News
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Se instaló el comité directivo del Proyecto “Fortalecimiento de la Gestión de la Educación en el Perú – FORGE”, integrado por GRADE, MINEDU y el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio y Desarrollo de Canadá
May 15, 2014 Education and learning, State reform and public institutions
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Directivos de Educación participan en taller de Programa de Desarrollo Gerencial
January 27, 2014 State reform and public institutions
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[Descargue] Nuevo Avances de Investigación 12: “La gestión educativa descentralizada en el Perú y el desarrollo de las funciones educativas de los gobiernos regionales: el caso de Ica” de Néstor Valdivia
September 5, 2013 Education and learning, State reform and public institutions
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Nuevo Análisis & Propuestas 23: “¿Tiene el presupuesto participativo algún impacto en la calidad de los servicios públicos? El caso del sector del agua y saneamiento” de Miguel Jaramillo y Lorena Alcázar
July 16, 2013 State reform and public institutions
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Arequipa: Seminario “Cambios institucionales para un Estado más inclusivo: diálogo y debate sobre la descentralización de la gestión educativa y la gestión territorial”
July 12, 2013 Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict, State reform and public institutions
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Events
- 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
