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Miguel Jaramillo on the deterioration of youth employment
According to Miguel Jaramillo, senior researcher at GRADE, “other factors for the reduction in youth employment is the discouragement regarding the future among young people, who may be choosing to emigrate or, in more extreme cases, fall into criminal activities”. Management article for subscribers here.
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Interview with Eduardo Zegarra on U.S. President’s statements on the Panama Canal
“It is not true that the canal can charge differentiated tariffs for any country, because basically what they have is a generalized tariff system that applies to any customer who wants to use the canal. […] In the coming years, it is critical to see how the canal manages water and alternatives for its use. […]
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The Peruvian labor market in 2024: no place for young people, by Miguel Jaramillo
“It seems incredible how little attention the issue of young people receives, when its possible consequences can already be glimpsed: those who can leave the country: those who cannot, turn to the ‘easy’ money of crime”. Miguel Jaramillo, Senior Researcher at GRADE, writes about the decay of formal youth employment in Peru. Read the full article in […]
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Miguel Jaramillo comments on the dynamics of employment generation and economic growth expected for 2025
“There will be a first half of the year in which we continue with the momentum of the previous year, and a second stage more marked by the political context, where people are more reluctant to consume and investors are more reluctant to invest.” Our senior researcher Miguel Jaramillo shares his opinion on the dynamics […]
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Álvaro Espinoza’s opinion on the housing shortage and challenges for access to formal housing in Peru
“Although the Techo Propio programme offers bonds to help families acquire housing, these bonds are conditioned to obtaining a mortgage loan, which is difficult in a country where more than 70% of the population works in the informal sector and is not considered creditworthy by banks”. Our Adjunct Researcher Álvaro Espinoza shares his thoughts on the challenges […]
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Eduardo Zegarra shares his opinion on the implications of the Chlimper Law. Via the Regional Communication Network
“Between 4000-5000 companies, for example, are under the agrarian regime, but only 150 receive more than 92% of the tax benefits of this rule. There is no benefit for family agriculture, which is often at the subsistence level, because it basically does not pay income tax”. Eduardo Zegarra, senior researcher at GRADE, comments on the […]
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Eduardo Zegarra shares his opinion on the new agrarian law. Via Caretas
Eduardo Zegarra, Senior Researcher at GRADE, warns that “the new agrarian law approved by the Agrarian Commission of Congress could cost the State close to S/20,000 million in a period of ten years, from 2025 to 2035”. Read the complete article in Caretas here.
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Miguel Jaramillo on “underpaid” workers in the country. Via Gestión
According to Miguel Jaramillo, Senior Researcher at GRADE, although in the informal sector almost everyone is underemployed due to income, “both in the formal and informal sectors there may be underemployed”. Read the full article in Diario Gestión for subscribers here.
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Congressmen want to change Pronabec’s scholarship distribution system. Carmela Chávez’s opinion
“This change in profile from a technical and meritocratic representation to a guild representation, of interested parties, generates many problems for transparency and accountability.” Our Associated Researcher Carmela Chávez shares her opinion on the legislative proposal that seeks to reconform the board of directors of Pronabec, as well as to modify the system of scholarships […]
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Eduardo Zegarra on Radio Nacional: “Piura’s agriculture cannot use water”.
“Right now, agriculture in Piura cannot use the water, which could lead to a rather complicated agricultural crisis. But it is not only that, but also the consumers themselves in Piura, Sullana and other cities would run out of water in the coming weeks.” Our senior researcher Eduardo Zegarra gave his opinion on the water […]
