Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND, and Ph.D. Candidate, RAND School of Public Policy
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Cristina Glave is an assistant policy researcher at RAND and a Ph.D. student in policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy. She holds an M.Phil. in development studies from the University of Cambridge and an M.Phil. in policy analysis from the RAND School of Public Policy, as well as a B.Sc. in economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP).
Her research focuses on the political economy of development, impact evaluation, and the design of inclusive industrial and social policies. She has conducted mixed-methods research in areas such as poverty reduction, education, mental health, and homelessness, with expertise in qualitative and quantitative methods (NVivo, Dedoose, Stata).
Before joining RAND, she worked at APOYO Consultoría in Peru, leading evaluations of public programs funded by USAID, the World Bank, and the British Embassy, covering rural development, women’s economic empowerment, agricultural innovation, and natural resource governance. She also worked at GRADE, Peru’s leading think tank, and served as an economic specialist in the Peruvian education sector.
Her broader interests include industrial policy, inequality, state capacity, and evidence-based policy design in Latin America and the Global South.
M.Phil. in policy analysis, RAND School of Public Policy; M.Phil. in development studies, University of Cambridge; B.A. in economics, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
English; Spanish
