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Investing in social sciences, by Santiago Cueto
“Since the aforementioned policy talks about the importance of research for economic growth, based on evidence-based policies, it is surprising that there is no program to support research in the social sciences”. Santiago Cueto, Executive Director at GRADE, shared in La República the four main conclusions of the How to promote research on social sciences in Peru? International Seminar, held by […]
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Eduardo Zegarra: The Congress and the Executive Branch have realized that agriculture is relevant
“I would say that the most interesting thing is what comes forward, that is, the Congress and the Executive Branche have realized that agriculture is relevant, and that rules and devices for agriculture have to be worked on”. Or Senior Researcher, Eduardo Zegarra, spoke with Noticias SER about the recent agrarian plenary, where several bills were […]
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Martín Valdivia’s research project on savings and credit groups has been selected by BBVA Edufin Research Grants 2019
We congratulate Martín Valdivia, Senior Researcher at GRADE, whose research project on the impact of Savings and Credit Groups (GACC) has been one of the five proposals selected by BBVA Edufin Research Grants 2019. The objective of the study is to investigate if the process of peer learning leads to a healthy connection of these populations with […]
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Podcast with Hebe Vessuri and Santiago Cueto: How to promote research in social sciences in Peru?
How to promote research in social sciences in Peru? Hebe Vessuri, emeritus research at the Scientific Research Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and Santiago Cueto, Executive Director at GRADE, spoke with Carlos Cornejo, a podcast of the Master’s Program in Social Management of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP).
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The Consequences of Gender Discrimination in Work and Education in Peru, by Lorena Alcazar
In Peru, gender is one of the main factors contributing to disparities in education and employment. In this new article for Southern Voice, Lorena Alcázar, Senior Researcher at GRADE, outlines the many ways in which young Peruvians struggle to access decent work. Lorena leads Peru’s study case as part of the Southern Voice’s ‘State of […]
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GRADE has been selected as the new host organisation for Southern Voice
We are pleased to announce that GRADE has been selected as the new organisation to host the operations of Southern Voice, the network of 50+ think tanks from Asia, Africa and Latin America. After a call for Expressions of Interest in 2018, a total of 16 applications (nine SV members and seven non-members) were received. […]
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Home internet access and child development: Evidence from Peru
A new column by Ofer Malamud, Associate Professor at Northwestern University, Santiago Cueto, Executive Director at GRADE, Julián Cristia, Lead Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank, and Diether W. Beuermann, Senior Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank, summarizes the experimental evidence of the impact of home internet access in child outcomes in Peru, reported in […]
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They denounced, but were murdered, by GRADE’s consultant Wilson Hernández
“International evidence shows that the most committed and sensitized police officers are those who best serve women who report violence from their partners”. Our consultant Wilson Hernández shares three key ideas in El Comercio so that previous delations to intimate femicide can be useful: better prepare the police to protect female informers, draw on technological solutions, and apply the risk assessment to those denounced.
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Carmen Ponce has been appointed as visiting researcher at the York University Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean
We congratulate our associate researcher, Carmen Ponce, who has been appointed as visiting researcher at the York University’s Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (Cerlac), in Toronto, Canada. During her residency, Carmen will present her study “Household strategies in the context of climate change and spatially widespread family networks: the key role of non-farm income” at the Canadian […]
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Group Sofia’s fifth anniversary: a systematization of its outcomes, achievements, challenges and lessons
Group Sofía celebrates its fifth anniversary with a systematization document of its creation process, more tangible outcomes, more outstanding achievements and challenges, and lessons learned. The group aims to share their experience to contribute to the formation of similar networks in different specialties, as well as to motivate other researchers to contribute to counteracting gender […]
