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Hugo Ñopo discussed in BBC Peru’s economic strategy to face coronavirus impact
Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, shared his opinion with BBC News World on the opportunities and challenges of Peru’s economic plan to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. The article explores the rationale behind the package of measures to revive the economy in the country. Savings after three decades of fiscal discipline and the low […]
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Eduardo Zegarra discusses the state of Peruvian agriculture in times of the coronavirus
“We calculate how many have a cell phone to access the voucher and no member of more than 300,000 agricultural families has a cell phone […] They do indeed require resources to be able to even eat, because they do not themselves produce all the food they require for their own food. There is need for […]
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Hugo Ñopo’s opinion in Forbes Colombia: the great challenge of the Peruvian economy amid the coronavirus
Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, and other specialists, give their opinion in Forbes Colombia on the relevance of the allocation of a 380 soles bonus to independent workers, as part of the measures to mitigate the impact caused by the coronavirus. In addition, they comment on the challenges to reduce labor informality, which affects more […]
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Carmen Ponce: Towards a gender-transformative approach into graduation programs
What is the main challenge for integrating gender transformative approach into graduation programs? Our Associated Researcher, Carmen Ponce, shared her reflections as part of a 2019 workshop held by Fundación Capital, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the World Bank’s Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI). To read more insights from the workshop, read Fundación […]
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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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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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Hugo Ñopo gives his thoughts about the Ministry of Economy and Finance plan to boost competitiveness in Peru
According to Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, the Ministry of Economy and Finance plan to boost Peru’s competitiveness must be reshaped, give that it revolves around a concept that is not solid defined. Thus, the focus of economic policies must rest on the promotion of productivity.
