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Labor market in pandemic, when the procession goes inside (from home), by Hugo Ñopo
“The component of informality that has increased the most is that of unpaid family workers. These are workers who, although from their condition they reduce the unemployment rate, they increase the informality rate. […] This is a subtle form of job insecurity, inside the home “. Read the new op-ed by Hugo Ñopo, GRADE’s senior researcher, […]
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ConectaIdeas: We learn math in a fun way. A digital program that responds and strengthens distance education
La decisión de implementar la educación a distancia, como medida preventiva a la pandemia COVID-19, presenta un reto importante en el desarrollo de aprendizajes en los estudiantes. Como respuesta a esta situación, GRADE viene implementando ConectaIdeas Perú, un programa dirigido a estudiantes y docentes de 4º y 5º de primaria de 44 instituciones educativas públicas. El […]
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The failed and farcical start of FAE-Agro, now what?, by Eduardo Zegarra
“The Executive and Congress have the word (and the ability to act). Peruvian agriculture cannot continue to be mistreated in this way, with the sight and patience of all of us. It is not possible that we continue to pay our farmers like this, who with their effort and dedication feed us every day.” In the […]
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“Such things don’t happen to a young lady”, by Wilson Hernández
“Machismo is a headless monster. It is everywhere and nowhere. School and family are pointed out as spaces to change the way we conceive women and men. But what roles should the media play? of communication before comments to their news that blame the victims of the aggressions they suffer? “. In his new op-ed for […]
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Miguel Jaramillo has been appointed as member of the Inter-Institutional Technical Committee on Labor Market Indicators,
Our Senior Researcher, Miguel Jaramillo, has been appointed as member of the 2020 Inter-Institutional Technical Committee on Labor Market Indicators, installed by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics. The committee will analyze employment indicators and the development of new indicators, in order to strengthen the country’s labor statistics, given the strong impact on the Peruvian economy […]
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Santiago Cueto is mentor for the World Education Research Association Programme
The World Education Research Association WERA Programme strives to increase its support to early career researchers, particularly with respect to strengthening their international network and research capacity as scientists. The WERA-Doctoral and Early Career Scholars Network (DEC) provides doctoral and early career scholars with an opportunity to network with and meet each other. Furthermore, WERA […]
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Hugo Ñopo among the most influential in social sciences according to the 2020 Survey of Power by Semana Económica and Ipsos Perú
Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, has been recognized among the most influential in social sciences according to the XL Power Survey 2020 from the magazine SEMANAeconómica and Ipsos Perú. The annual survey shows the perception of public servants, authorities, politicians, intellectuals, businessmen and journalists. Check all the categories and positions here.
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Humboldt Tipping invita a participar en encuesta sobre los efectos del COVID-19 en zonas marino-costeras del Perú
El proyecto Humboldt Tipping, del que GRADE forma parte, invita a participar en la encuesta de un estudio sobre los efectos de la pandemia del COVID-19 en el medio marino costero peruano y sus usuarios. El proyecto Humboldt Tipping estudia los puntos de inflexión de los ecosistemas y sus repercusiones sobre los sistemas ecológicos, económicos y sociales […]
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Miguel Jaramillo and other experts suggested measures to encourage formal hiring in firms. Article from El Comercio
“Employment subsidies should target the most vulnerable groups and also training.” Miguel Jaramillo, senior researcher at GRADE, was one of the experts consulted by El Comercio to suggest ways to promote the hiring of formal workers among firms.
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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 […]
