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Curso en metodologías rigurosas para la síntesis de evidencia: guía de estudio y sistematización
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Ricardo Fort y Mauricio Espinoza expusieron estudio que formó parte de informe del Banco Mundial sobre la agricultura peruana
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Martín Benavides has been appointed as interim head of Sunedu
Through the Supreme Resolution No. 002-2018-MINEDU, published in the official newspaper El Peruano, the Ministry of Education appointed our senior researcher, Martin Benavides, as interim head of the National Superintendent of University Higher Education (Sunedu) who was vice president of the board of directors of Sunedu. Check Martin’s profile in the Sunedu here.
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Educación privada: sumas y restas
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What is after the discussion on training modalities for technicians?
Hugo Ñopo joins the discussion on the bill that allows the creation of a new training modality for students of technical institutes without remuneration. Regarding the gap between the training offer and labor demand, our senior researcher said in El Comercio: “The problem arises from the fact that we are a very aspirational country that pushes […]
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Low-cost private schools in Peru: the high cost of low quality?
We share an article on the main findings of the recent study “Low-cost private education in Peru: a quality approach”, conducted by researchers from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and GRADE with the support of Unite for Quality Education. The text highlights the impact of the low-fee private schools sector on both learning processes and learning […]
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Minimun wage: Experts pointed out that there are other alternatives for workers
Speaking about the discussion on the increase in the minimum wage, Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, said in RPP Noticias: “In a country like Peru, when minimum remuneration rises, employment moves towards informality.” Hugo added that training and labor intermediation are effective methods to improve the purchasing power of those who have less without […]
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The authorities change, the challenges continue, by Hugo Ñopo
“It is important to maintain the prohibition of creating new universities. We do not need, we need better”. Regarding the recent change of authority in the National Supervisory Authority for Higher Education (Sunedu), our senior researcher, Hugo Ñopo, writes in El Comercio about the pending policy challenges to improve the Peruvian university system.
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Should the minimum wage be raised?
Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, discussed in Altavoz President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s pronunciation on the minimum vital remuneration. According to Hugo, the minimum wage is a type of price control that distorts economies. In addition, given that 49% of workers receive wages below the minimum, “What will be the compliance of the regulation on minimum wages?”. […]
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Citizen participation could improve fiscal policy
After the 2017 Open Budget Survey publication, which revealed Peru as one of the most transparent countries on the allocation and execution of the public budget, but lagging behind in citizen participation in budgetary decisions, El Comercio highlighted the study of our senior reseacher, Miguel Jaramillo, along with Glenn Wright, who find that voluntary participatory […]
