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Social and labor protection policies, how are we doing? Hugo Ñopo’s opinion on TV Peru
“We have to think about a labor market that is much less dysfunctional than the one we have today. A market in which up to 75% of jobs are informal and that do not contribute to social security. We have to think about two points: the productivity of these jobs and the social protection network linked […]
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Miguel Jaramillo: “Under these conditions I do not see firms in Peru eager to invest and generate formal employment”
For Miguel Jaramillo, it is “totally insufficient” to seek the reactivation of employment only through temporary jobs. On the other hand, it considers that the range of access to vaccination for the youngest should be expanded. “It seems to me that a massive temporary employment program with small infrastructure works is now necessary, perhaps managed […]
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Mauricio Espinoza’s opinion on the family farming crisis is highlighted by Ojo Público
Of the 250,000 internal migrants from the pandemic, “there is a good group that has returned to agriculture. More or less one in three, between 30 and 40%.” Our Adjunct Researcher Mauricio Espinoza shared in Ojo Público the findings of a recent GRADE study, funded by the Inter-American Development Bank, which shows the possibilities of […]
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Carmen Ponce wins the 2021 CALACS Prize for Emerging Scholars
Our Associated Researcher, Carmen Ponce, have won the 2021 CALACS Prize for Emerging Scholars for her article “Intra-seasonal climate variability and crop diversification strategies in the Peruvian Andes: A word of caution on the sustainability of adaptation to climate change”, published last year in World Development. The award was conferred on the sidelines of the Canadian Association for Latin American […]
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Economist David Tuesta highlights studies by Hugo Ñopo and Miguel Jaramillo in his op-ed on pension reform
In his El Comercio op-ed, “The key piece to reform pensions”, David Tuesta addresses the pension reform in Peru. According to the economist, one of the key points of this reform is the effect of cost overruns in the labor market. “The presence of monetary and non-monetary contracting costs -such as the “adequate protection” established by […]
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Hugo Ñopo shared his thoughts on the challenges facing the country despite the economy has overcome the recession
‘It is magnificent that the GDP is rebounding. But how do people benefit from that recovery when the employment and salary figures are not flattering? In these two indicators we are not close to pre-pandemic levels.’ Hugo Ñopo, Senior Researcher at GRADE, shared his opinion on the challenges due to the political turbulence and the consequences of the pandemic facing […]
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Analysis of El Comercio highlights the Young Lives study, Stratification of returns to higher education in Peru
“During the pandemic, having studied in a good quality institution served as a protective factor against the crisis. In contrast, no significant effects were found in the case of those who attended lower quality universities.” Regarding the policy proposal for free university admission, El Comercio highlighted the recent findings of Alan Sánchez, Catherine Porter and […]
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Hugo Ñopo analyzes the new Yanapay bonus in RPP Noticias
“(The bonus) it is a stimulus to demand, but it is necessary to complement a stimulus to production. The Government has spoken of the creation of a million jobs, but the number is not so relevant, but rather to ask what productivity those jobs are going to have. Who in the economy is the one […]
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Hugo Ñopo’s opinion in Convoca on Peru Congress’ Education Commission and the gender focus in school curriculum
The investigative journalism association Convoca highlighted the opinion of Hugo Ñopo on the current Congress of the Republic Education commission. According to our Senior Researcher, the gender focus policy in the primary and secondary school curricula will suffer a setback in this five-year period since both the caucus that presides this commission and the official caucus have “critical views” on it. […]
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Military Service for NEETs: Policy Based on Prejudice or Evidence ?, by María Fernanda Rodríguez and Cristina Glave
“The reasons that lead the vast majority of these young people to this situation are linked to structural problems such as job insecurity, poverty and gender inequalities.” Our Adjunct Researcher Maria Fernanda Rodríguez and Cristina Glave, associated at APOYO Consultoría, write in OjoPúblico about the fact that President Pedro Castillo announced in his inaugural speech that NEETs […]
