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Hugo Ñopo in El Comercio: Employment expectations in Peru improve, but at a slow pace
Regarding a recent survey on the prospects for hiring firms, Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, believes that the big bet should go to link large firms with micro and small firms to promote formal versus informal hiring, which abound in the country. “For a long time we have lived the dream of entrepreneurship, of the micro-entrepreneur and […]
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Is school dropout increasing this school year?, by Santiago Cueto
“The combination of risk factors increases the probability of dropping out. Thus, for example, students who live in poverty, who have young children and do not have a computer or cell phone, are at greater risk than those who only present one of these circumstances”. Santiago Cueto, Executive Director at GRADE and Country Director of Young Lives […]
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Miguel Jaramillo in NPR: economic impact of the pandemic in Peru
According to Miguel Jaramillo, although parts of the economy are expected to rebound quickly, he is concerned about “the long-term consequences of the loss of human capital — a generation that is going to have a very hard time finding a job.” Our senior researcher talked with National Public Radio NPR about the economic impact […]
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The other Pandemic: A look from the evidence, by Wilson Hernández
Peru is among the countries that lead the health and economic consequences of COVID-19. Both factors are linked to the increase in family violence. Why don’t we talk more about this other pandemic? Read the new article by Wilson Hernández, adjunct researcher at GRADE, in RPP Noticias with ideas and evidence in this regard.
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Anatomy of an economic debacle: the Peruvian labor market in 2020, by Miguel Jaramillo
“The current results are a consequence of both the epidemic and the public policy responses to contain it. They were not unpredictable, as we showed in a recent study. Unfortunately, the new information shows our estimates as conservative. Indeed, according to the latest National Household Survey, the labor market has suffered the most brutal blow […]
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Hugo Ñopo in RPP Noticias: “There are no individual funds in the ONP”
“A root reform requires understanding that part of the dysfunctionality of the pension system is a reflection of the dysfunctionality of the labor market. 70% of workers have informal jobs and 30% that have formal jobs are part of the wealthiest segment of workers. So, besides being a few (affiliates), they are not poor, not […]
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Hugo Ñopo in BBC News Mundo: factors that explain why Peru has the highest mortality rate among the countries most affected by the pandemic
“The initial plans were somehow a copy of Europe’s strategies. We failed to see that those strategies were not necessarily going to be successful here, with such informality. We had to think of a different solution, for us.” Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, comments on the factors that explain why Peru had the highest death […]
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Pandemic and rural employment, by Hugo Ñopo and Daniel Pajita
“To what is already worrying about the drop in employment that has recently spread, it must be added that paid employment has fallen even more. People are shifting to forms of subsistence employment, helping family members in their farms or businesses. the rural economy should be one of the issues to prioritize on the medium-term agenda.” […]
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UNIR, Concytec and GRADE organize the International Online Course on Research Culture
The International University of La Rioja (UNIR), the National Council for Science, Technology and Technological Innovation (Concytec), with the collaboration of GRADE, are organizing a new edition of the International Online Course on Research Culture. The course is aimed at professors from public and private universities, researchers in general, Concytec researchers, research managers, directors of […]
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Miguel Jaramillo’s opinion in Al Jazeera. Peru economy: COVID-19 puts millions of people out of work
“It is the worst recession since the 19th century. The economy shut down completely. In 12 out of 24 regions, there was not a single case of COVID-19. Instead of isolating, the quarantine was also imposed on them, revealing the lack of understanding of the effects of this measure. […] The long-term consequences are enormous: […]
