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Gestión: Consequences of keeping higher education partially virtual, according to Young Lives Peru
“The perception that young people have regarding the low quality of the virtual education they receive is an element of risk in the face of educational interruption or desertion.” Diario Gestión gathered the findings of the qualitative study Young Lives Peru, “Trayectorias educativas: seguimiento a jóvenes peruanos en pandemia” (Educational trajectories: monitoring young Peruvians in […]
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Studies by GRADE researchers on the minimum wage are quoted by IPE via El Comercio
The Peruvian Institute of Economics explains why the results found by David Card, 2021 Nobel Laureate in Economics —that a minimum wage increase does not necessarily generate unemployment— would not be applicable for Peru. In the article, he quotes the work of our senior researchers Alan Sánchez, Miguel Jaramillo, and Hugo Ñopo.
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Miguel Jaramillo shares his thoughts in RPP Noticias on the recovery of employment after the crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic
According to Miguel Jaramillo, currently informal employees have income 20% lower than what they registered before the pandemic. Read the article from RPP Noticias with the opinion of our Senior Researcher on the recovery of employment after the crisis.
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Research on public investment and inequality by Lorena Alcázar and Miguel Jaramillo is highlighted in RPP Noticias
Public investment could be a driver for economic reactivation, however it is not fulfilling its purpose of reducing inequality in the country. RPP Noticias highlighted a study by our Senior Researchers Lorena Alcázar and Miguel Jaramillo, whose findings we discussed last week.
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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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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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Young, rural and low-income women lost more their jobs during the pandemic
“The research calculated that 34% of female heads of households lost their jobs compared to 28% of their male counterparts, as this problem is much more profound in Peru, El Salvador, Honduras and Bolivia. More than half of the women female heads of households who are in charge of children under 6 have seen their […]
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Lorena Alcázar joined a CIES-UNDP dialogue on the transformative role of young people in the pandemic. Note from La Mula
“A dropout shock in education is going to be an important determinant that in the future young people have a higher probability of having a precarious job.” Lorena Alcázar was one of the panelists of the virtual dialogue held by the Consortium for Economic and Social Research and the United Nations Development Program Peru on youth and […]
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Hugo Ñopo in Cuarto Poder: Education in times of pandemic
“What it is about is to do the best we can given the existing conditions. Clearly this is not a replacement for face-to-face. It is a temporary solution that we can have while our children cannot leave the houses.” Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, participated in this Cuarto Poder reportage on education in times of […]
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El Comercio highlights research findings by Hugo Ñopo and Ana Paula Franco on the situation of young people in Peru
“Younger people take longer to complete their studies and enter the labor market; or they are in the NEET (Not in Education, Employement or Training) segment”. El Comercio highlights the research findings of Hugo Ñopo and Ana Paula Franco, “Ser joven en el Perú: educación y trabajo” (Being young in Peru: education and work), published […]
