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Decapitalization of Peruvian small-scale farming, by Eduardo Zegarra
“The overall picture is that of a small-scale farming with declining trends in critical assets (value of livestock stock), but especially in access to fundamental services, with declining access to titling, training, credit and technical assistance, which do not reach more than 10% of farmers nationwide.” In his new article for Noticias SER, our Senior […]
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Santiago Cueto via Ojo Público: The results of the latest PISA test confirm the inequality among students, especially in terms of socioeconomic level
“If we are going to do some kind of prioritization or work, I would focus on rural students, extreme poor, indigenous, but especially those who entered school during the pandemic. They are the ones who have suffered the most because it was a key time to learn to read.” According to Santiago Cueto, the impact […]
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María Balarin in Perú 21: “We found many students and teachers who are not used to the exercise of critical thinking”
“We found many students and teachers who are not used to the exercise of critical thinking. This means having an idea that knowledge has to be grounded. They are also not used to the exercise of deepening: we found students who could hold two contradictory ideas without this generating any noise”. Our Senior Researcher María Balarin talked […]
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Planificando Infraestructura Sostenible en el Perú: documentos de política
Estos documentos presentan los resultados más importantes de más de dos años de investigaciones y reflexiones sobre la planificación en infraestructura, cómo se aborda la sostenibilidad ambiental en la planificación en infraestructura y cómo se aborda el enfoque territorial en la planificación en infraestructura en el Perú, con el fin de contribuir al debate en […]
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International Day of Care and Support: Towards a better care economy in Latin America: evidence-based innovations for public policies
In a historic resolution, the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed October 29th as the International Day of Care and Support. Our initiative celebrates this important step and seeks to support a transformative change to advance towards a care society in Latin America and the Global South. Find out why the care economy is so […]
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Manuel Glave talks about the living conditions of the communities and the conservation of species in Manu
“There is a tension or contradiction between the park’s conservation objectives and the development objectives of living conditions.” Our senior researcher Manuel Glave talked to Radio Madre de Dios about the policies in favor of the communities and the conservation of natural species in Manu National Park.
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Miguel Jaramillo reflects on the relevance of Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin’s work for Peru
“There are far fewer women in the sciences than men and far more women in the humanities and pedagogy. We have already gotten more women through college, but there is still the issue of how careers are chosen.” Our senior researcher Miguel Jaramillo and other specialists comment on why the work of Claudia Goldin, Harvard […]
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Miguel Jaramillo’s opinion on the OECD’s recommendations for Peru in labor matters
“Social security is only 9% of non-wage costs. The analysis is correct, but politically it is not very viable. Lately they are aiming for more vacations and higher minimum salaries”. Our Senior Researcher Miguel Jaramillo gave his opinion on the proposals of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for 2026 in labor matters. […]
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Urban extractivism in Peru, by Manuel Glave
“Extractivism as a way of operating, as a way of extracting income, as a way of investing without taking into consideration the impacts generated by a large-scale investment, also reaches the big cities”. Taking the case of the Santa Rosa expressway in Callao, our senior researcher Manuel Glave reflects on urban extractivism in the country. […]
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“Urgent: better opportunities for young people,” by Miguel Jaramillo
“Entering the labor market through precarious jobs often leads to equally precarious life and work trajectories.” Miguel Jaramillo, senior researcher at GRADE, writes about the urgency of promoting better opportunities for young people and the challenges for policy design. Read his full article in El Comercio.
