Jorge Davalos

Dr. Jorge E. Dávalos is Research Director at the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), where he oversees multi-country studies on labour markets, health systems, and poverty in the Global South. An Associate Editor of Oxford Development Studies and Associate and Professor at Universidad del Pacífico in Lima, he has more than 15 years of experience delivering evidence-based policy analysis for international organizations and national governments across Africa and Latin America.  He holds a Ph.D. in econometrics from University of Geneva.

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Fields of specialization

Labour markets and employment, Globalization and trade, Agriculture and food security

Projects

Title Country Themes
The distributional effects of European climate policies in the Global South A model-assessment for Egypt Peru Climate change
To gather qualitative data from a short workshop Kenya Poverty and Inequality
To gather qualitative data from a short workshop Sri Lanka Poverty and Inequality
To gather qualitative data from a short workshop Pakistan Poverty and Inequality
Country-Level Review Studies on STI Policies and Sustainability in a Selected Global South Country Engaged in European GVCs” Viet Nam Poverty and Inequality
Country-Level Review Studies on STI Policies and Sustainability in a Selected Global South Country Engaged in European GVCs” Peru Globalization and trade , Climate change
Impact Evaluation of project STEM Education for Empowerment Project (STEEP) Kenya Gender & women’s empowerment
Qualitative Data Collection on Policymakers in Latin America, the case of Argentina Argentina Globalization and trade
“Qualitative Data Collection on Policymakers in Latin America, the case of Colombia” Colombia Globalization and trade
Qualitative Data Collection on Policymakers in Latin America, the case of Chile/ Chile Globalization and trade
Country-Level Review Studies on STI Policies and Sustainability in a Selected Global South Country Engaged in European GVCs” Peru Globalization and trade
CAUDILLO BANKING: POLITICAL INSTABILITY AND BANKING FRAGILITY IN MEXICO, 1925-1929 Mexico Fiscal policy
CBAM effects on Economic Growth and Stability in Global South Countries Nigeria Climate change
Bolivian Women in Sustainable Aquaculture Impact Evaluation Bolivia Gender & women’s empowerment
Female economic empowerment in developing countries. A systematic review. Uruguay Gender & women’s empowerment
Assessing the Role of Education and Training in Promoting Gender Equality in Lower-middle-income and Low-income Countries: A Systematic Literature Review Guinea-Bissau Gender & women’s empowerment , Education and training
Interventions to promote health and reproductive rights in SSA and other developing countries- a systematic review identifying lessons learnt Ghana Gender & women’s empowerment , Health and nutrition
Review of Youth Employment Policies and their Impact in Rwanda Rwanda Labour markets and employment , Youth and children
Impact evaluation_ SENEGAL Senegal Gender & women’s empowerment
Impact evaluation of CRECE Mujer in Colombia Colombia Gender & women’s empowerment , Education and training , Entrepreneurship
Rural renewable energy MSMEs operating to modernize agriculture in and Africa: Barriers, opportunities, and implications for inclusive low-carbon transition in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Gender & women’s empowerment , Entrepreneurship , Agriculture and food security , Climate change
The Impact of the War in Ukraine: Food Security and Compounding Development Challenges Ukraine Globalization and trade
Empirical review of Youth Employment Policies in South Africa South Africa Gender & women’s empowerment , Education and training , Labour markets and employment , Youth and children , Entrepreneurship
Empirical review of Youth Employment Policies in Burkina Burkina Faso Labour markets and employment
Empirical review of Youth Employment Policies in Ethiopia Ethiopia Gender & women’s empowerment , Youth and children
Estimating involuntary informal employment Peru Labour markets and employment
Adoption of Multiple Climate Smart Agriculture Practices: Study on Gender Welfare Gap and Policy Options for Women Empowerment in Tanzania Tanzania, United Republic of Gender & women’s empowerment , Agriculture and food security , Climate change
Credit constraints, agricultural productivity and household welfare in Burkina Faso: a gender perspective Burkina Faso Gender & women’s empowerment , Agriculture and food security
Access to child care and mothers’ employment quality: lessons from Chile Chile Gender & women’s empowerment , Labour markets and employment , Youth and children
Understanding youth entrepreneurship in Benin: the role of microcredit uptake and entrepreneur capacity building Benin Youth and children , Entrepreneurship , Financial inclusion
Civil conflict and labour market outcomes in Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Labour markets and employment
Can Urbanization Improve Household Welfare and Provide Inclusive Opportunities? The Case of Urban Expansion in Ethiopia Ethiopia Poverty and Inequality
Migration, Remittances and Child Schooling in Rural Cambodia Cambodia Education and training , Labour markets and employment , Youth and children
Gender and Age Diversity to Forster Innovation and Productivity Growth Brazil Gender & women’s empowerment , Labour markets and employment
EMPLOYMENT VULNERABILITY, EARNINGS AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING IN KYRGYZSTAN Kyrgyzstan Poverty and Inequality , Labour markets and employment
Do out-migration and remittances induce shifts to non-farm entrepreneurship among the left-behind? Evidence from Nepal Nepal Labour markets and employment , Globalization and trade , Entrepreneurship
Gender pay gap in times of austerity Serbia Gender & women’s empowerment , Poverty and Inequality , Labour markets and employment
Analysis of youth underemployment in Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Gender & women’s empowerment , Labour markets and employment
Evidence on the Impacts of Minimum Wage on Labor Market Outcomes: The Case of Bolivia Bolivia Labour markets and employment
Non-Wage Benefits, Union ‘Facilitation Effect’ and Labour Market Outcomes in Ghana Ghana Labour markets and employment
Minimum wage policies: wage, employment, and distributional impacts in Ecuador Ecuador Labour markets and employment
Mismatch Unemployment: the case of Macedonia -with special reference to young adults Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Labour markets and employment , Youth and children
Remittances Impact on Youth Labour Supply: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Labour markets and employment , Globalization and trade , Youth and children
Voucher system for social protection of the socially vulnerable remittance receivers in Macedonia Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Poverty and Inequality , Globalization and trade , Social protection

Details

Dr Jorge Davalos
Director of Research
Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP)
Contact information:

Peru
jorge-elias.davalos-chacon@pep-net.org

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