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Does politics affect the uptake of social policies? Post by Martín Valdivia and others in The Journal of Politics’ blog
Martin Valdivia and coauthors examine whether policy preferences affect the uptake and learning from government programs in the context of Brazil’s Individual Microentrepreneur Program, which provides subsidized access to social security coverage and business-related incentives. To this end, they report the results of a field experiment in low-income communities in Rio de Janeiro. Blog based on […]
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Miguel Jaramillo’s commentary on poverty reduction in the Inter-American Dialogue’s daily Latin America Advisor
“Going back to a path of poverty reduction requires a more promising business environment and a modicum of political stability”. Read the full commentary by our Senior Researcher Miguel Jaramillo in the Inter-American Dialogue’s daily Latin America Advisor.
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JUNTOS and the foundational fundamental skills. GRADE Conversa 19 featuring Alan Sánchez
Foundational cognitive skills are key elements in both the learning process and the ability to retain knowledge. We spoke with Alan Sanchez, co-author of a recent Niños del Milenio study on the relationship between the age of the child at the time of joining Programa Juntos and the development of a set of cognitive skills. […]
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Eduardo Zegarra shares his thoughts on the impact of the climate crisis on Peruvian agriculture. Via La República
“Farmers usually use a fraction of their production for their own food and with the resources obtained from the sale of their products they purchase other foods to complete their diet. Therefore, lower production means lower sales and, therefore, less income to cover their living expenses”. Read the comments of Eduardo Zegarra, Senior Researcher at […]
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Curso online Formación a docentes en metodología para la investigación 2023-II
Las y los interesados podrán inscribirse hasta el jueves 6 de julio de 2023 completando el formulario de inscripción y enviando la copia del DNI y el voucher de pago al correo electrónico de la coordinación del curso. El curso online iniciará el lunes 10 de julio de 2023 y durará 10 semanas. Descarga el BROCHURE del curso aquí. La nueva regulación universitaria […]
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Salud con lupa highlights findings of project on meat safety, with participation of GRADE researchers
“The research showed that there was a high presence of salmonella in the raw chicken cuts tested. The presence of salmonella in pork was lower, but still of concern.” Salud con lupa highlights the findings of the project Gobernanza e Inocuidad en la Cadena de Carne del Perú en mercados de abasto de tres ciudades, […]
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Estrategia de desarrollo e innovación regional – EDIR: resúmenes de 6 regiones
En el marco de proceso de implementación de las Agencias Regionales de Desarrollo (ARD) que lidera la Secretaria de Descentralización de la Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros, con el apoyo de la Unión Europea, la cooperación alemana implementada por la GIZ y la cooperación española – AECID, compartimos con ustedes la Estrategia de Desarrollo e […]
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“Venezuelan migration is an important labor force that could contribute a lot to productivity in the country.” An interview with Fernando Távara, coauthor of a GRADE’s research
“The national survey of Venezuelans that was conducted last year shows that, on average, the Venezuelan migrant is better educated even than Peruvians. It is an important labor force that could contribute a lot to productivity in the country.” Fernando Távara, co-author of GRADE’s research study, “Barriers to the socio-economic integration of migrants in Peru: […]
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Wilson Hernández is winner of the SVRI Knowledge for Action to End Violence Against Women and Violence Against Children Research Grant 2023
We congratulate our Adjunct Researcher Wilson Hernández, whose research proposal “Playing Safely: Football as a means to transform harmful gender norms and address violence against children and adolescents” (together with Daniel Orrego of Futbol Más Perú) was the winner for Peru in the Violence Research Initiative Knowledge for Action to End Violence Against Women and Violence Against Children […]
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Privatización de la educación y segregación escolar: algunas ideas de estudios de GRADE
El actual debate sobre el impacto del sistema de vouchers educativos ha reanudado la necesidad de una discusión sobre la privatización de la educación basada en evidencia. Compartimos algunas ideas basadas en estudios recientes de GRADE sobre el funcionamiento del mercado de la educación y la segregación escolar en el Perú. El mercado educativo peruano […]
