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Miguel Jaramillo is member of the CLEAR LAC Regional Advisory Commitee
The Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results (CLEAR), a global initiative led by the Independent Evaluation Group for the World Bank, brings together reseach centers and funders to promote the use of evidence for the policy-making process in developing countries. On September 14th, in Mexico, the members of CLEAR LAC Regional Advisory Commitee joined the inaugural meeting. […]
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Hugo Ñopo es designado miembro de la Comisión de Defensa de la Libre Competencia de Indecopi
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Miguel Jaramillo gives his thoughts on youth unemployment in an IPE’s reportage
Under what conditions are young workers in Peru? The reportage of the Peruvian Institute of Economics (IPE) published by El Comercio includes the opinion of Miguel Jaramillo, senior researcher at GRADE, on the conditions of formal hiring: “the probability that a worker of minor age will get an indefinite job is just 2%, while for workers between 56 and 65 years it is 22%”.
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Rethinking pensions: How to leave behind ‘Bismarck’?
To protect workers and not jobs. This is the proposal that Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, shared at the III Forum Dialogues for Development. Based on the work that Santiago Levy developed in Mexico, the idea is that people contribute to their pension fund through their purchase, so that part of the VAT they pay should be allocated […]
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Hugo Ñopo gives his thoughts about the alternatives for Venezuelans who emigrate to Peru with high qualifications
CNN en Español talked with Hugo Ñopo about the alternatives for Venezuelans who emigrate to Peru with high qualifications. According to our senior researcher, after an initial shock, “a gain comes: the aggregate productivity of the country will increase”. In addition, given the high informality and institutions to improve, Hugo raise the question: Under what […]
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Navigating Through Life: Young Lives Study Peru
The qualitative approach of the Young Lives study in Peru has been able to capture the changes in the biographies of 51 children. Their voices allow understanding how they face realities, responsibilities, and risks during the time in their lives when school is the main component. Their experiences let researchers reflect on Sustainable Development Goal […]
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Eduardo Zegarra gives his thoughts about the 35% increase in the agricultural public budget for 2019
La República newspaper gathered the thoughts of our senior researcher, Eduardo Zegarra, about the 35% increase in the agricultural public budget for the year 2019. Regarding investment in irrigation, he said that priority should be given to execution in the areas of the Sierra “where the gap in access to water is quite strong”. Regarding […]
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Hugo Ñopo’s findings on gender disparities in Peru are highlighted in Gestión
A recent research study conducted by Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, reveals that at the time of the birth of the first son or daughter, women’s wages fall close to 10% and over time they do not recover. This and other findings on gender disparities in Peru are highlighted in the newspaper Gestión.
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Tarapoto: Manuel Glave was a speaker at the Ministry of Environment’s 2nd National Meeting on Ecological and Economic Zoning
With the aim to strengthening the capacities of authorities, officials and technicians of regional and local governments throughout the country in order to promote the use of Ecological and Economic Zoning (EEZ) as an instrument of territorial management, the Ministry of Environment, with the support of the Regional Government of San Martin, held the II […]
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The relevance of evaluating the impact of tax exemptions
“The evidence suggests that the tax benefits to the high Andean areas have not had the desired impact.” Our senior researchers, Javier Escobal, shares in HacerPeru the findings of his recent study and the importance of evaluating the impacts of tax exemptions, frequently used as a mechanism to promote investment.
