Publications of Employment, productivity and innovation
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Poor education and precarious jobs in Peru: understanding who is left behind and why
Given the large inequalities in Peru, fulfilling the ’leave no one behind’ UN 2030 Agenda commitment might become the country’s largest challenge to SDG implementation. In light of this, understanding who is left behind, and why, gains particular importance. This study uses a mixed methodological approach to provide a baseline of the left behind in […]
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Impactos de la epidemia del coronavirus en el trabajo de las mujeres en el Perú
The study aimed to analyze the potential effects of the crisis on the employment and labor income of women in Peru. To achieve this, the research team did a comparative analysis of the labor insertion of women in contrast to men, exploring their strengths and weaknesses in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic situation. The […]
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COVID-19 and external shock. Economic impacts and policy options
Latin America is currently suffering from two independent but related shocks: the impact of COVID-19 and the shock of commodity prices. Peru, we argue, is a case in which the strongest impact comes from the pandemic. Peru was the first country in Latin America to react and implement sanitary and economic measures against the coronavirus. […]
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COVID-19 and external shock. Economic impacts and policy options
Latin America is currently suffering from two independent but related shocks: the impact of COVID-19 and the shock of commodity prices. Peru, we argue, is a case in which the strongest impact comes from the pandemic. Peru was the first country in Latin America to react and implement sanitary and economic measures against the coronavirus. […]
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Percepciones y expectativas de docentes y familias rurales sobre las escuelas multigrado
El objetivo de este artículo es dar a conocer las percepciones y expectativas que docentes, madres y padres de familia tienen sobre la escuela rural multigrado. Este trabajo forma parte de un estudio realizado por el proyecto CREER, que será publicado próximamente.
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Covid-19 y el shock externo: Impactos económicos y opciones de política en el Perú
Latin America currently suffers two shocks, independent but related, the impact of the Covid-19 and the shock of commodity prices. Peru is a case in which the strongest impact comes from the epidemic. Peru was the first country in Latin America to react with sanitary and economic measures against the coronavirus. The country is in […]
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Radio and video as a means for financial education in rural households in Peru
This chapter analyzes the impact of a financial literacy training of a Peruvian microfinance institution, which is delivered by credit officers in monthly sessions with the support of video and radio materials.
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Experiencias de convivencia, matrimonio y maternidad/paternidad en adolescentes y jóvenes peruanos
Cohabitation before the age of 18 and during the first years of transition to adulthood in Peru is a reality that mainly affects women. Data from Young Lives indicate that, by the age of 19, 30 % of women were already cohabiting, while only 7 % of men were. The sub-study on which this policy […]
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Contratos laborales en el Perú: dinámica y determinantes
Beyond the commonly explored formality / informality binomial, this study helps to understand the duality of the formal labor market in Peru, determined by the type of contract used. It is found that 70% of the formal work initiated between 2012 and 2016 involved a temporary contract; 19%, one for an indeterminate period; and the […]
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Habilidades, formación para el trabajo y subempleo juvenil: un enfoque de ciclo de vida
This study uses longitudinal data from the Young Lives study to establish which are the most important aspects that predict access to job formation and the labour market at age 22. Results highlight the role of cognitive skills, socio-emotional competencies, and the socio-economic level of the household to explain access to higher education institutions and […]
