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Eduardo Zegarra on the stagnation of fertilizer purchases: “The first negative effect is on the producer”
“The first negative effect is on the producer with the sharp rise in costs and the drop in income (…) It is complex to predict the possible impact, but a lower supply generates inflationary pressure.” Our senior researcher Eduardo Zegarra shares his opinion on the impacts of the delay of the purchase of fertilizers on the economy of […]
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Ricardo Fort in El Comercio: “You are fulfilling an expectation that land traffickers take advantage of”
“Every ten, fifteen years, sometimes five years, from the Congress of the Republic a law is approved that gives the State the possibility of formalizing informally occupied property. You are fulfilling an expectation that land traffickers take advantage of.” Our senior researcher Ricardo Fort shared his opinion in a recent episode of El Comercio’s #PasaEnLaCalle […]
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Juan José Díaz, Gabriela Guerrero and Lorena Alcázar are appointed as members of our 2022-2024 Executive Commitee
The Group for the Analysis of the Development (GRADE) is pleased to announce the new members of its Executive Committee for the period 2022-2024: Juan Jose Díaz – Executive Director Gabriela Guerrero – Research Director Lorena Alcázar – Director of Institutional Projects GRADE’s Executive Committee is responsible for supervising the institutional progress for biennial periods. […]
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Building safer and more sustainable food systems in Peru, by Karine Gatellier (IDS) and Ricardo Fort
The pandemic has aggravated the food insecurity situation of people. In Peru, the most vulnerable are facing great difficulties in accessing food, while food market vendors are also struggling to keep their businesses afloat. Read this Covid-19 Responses for Equity (CORE) story of change to know how the Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE) […]
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Hugo Ñopo joins the World Bank as senior economist
We salute the recent incorporation of Hugo Ñopo to the World Bank as senior economist in the area of poverty and equity for Latin America. He will assume the position in August 2022 and will be based in Washington, United States. With this, Hugo ends his period at GRADE as Senior Researcher. From our institution we […]
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Worldreader launches new website for Latin America
Visit the Worldreader website for Latin America, an edtech foundation that provides children from disadvantaged communities with access to a digital library. GRADE and World Vision Peru are partners for Crece Lee Peru, a Worldreader digital reading project that has helped more children continue to read and learn during the pandemic. Through this new channel, […]
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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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Miguel Jaramillo: “Clear processes are needed for any regulatory reform and a public discussion based more on evidence than on ideological principles”
“A first point is that the Ministry establishes a clear position regarding the generation of formal employment. […] A second point is the need to have a stable regulatory framework. Norms cannot be approved without following a minimum public discussion procedure. Another point is what the Ministry can do to make life in formality easier. […]
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Labor market and poverty, by Miguel Jaramillo Baanante
“The number of people with a formal job was the lowest in almost a decade, 3.78 million people. The combination of low growth in formal employment, growing informality and meager recovery of income in the informal sector condemns us to greater poverty”. Miguel Jaramillo, Senior Researcher at GRADE, analyzes the panorama of the labor market and poverty […]
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Eduardo Zegarra in La República: international price of urea shows decline
“The international price of urea has started to decline, which is good news. The problem is that this drives demand in preparation for the next campaign. Acquiring urea in the commercial circuit in this context is even more complicated.” Eduardo Zegarra, senior researcher at GRADE, shared his opinion in La República on the second call to obtain an […]
