Interview
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Miguel Jaramillo: “In March and April, 16% to 20% of formal employment would be lost by COVID-19”
“In March and April 16% to 20% of formal employment would be lost by COVIDー19.” According to Miguel Jaramillo, senior researcher at GRADE, this figure would correspond only to normal job rotation. The impact of the pandemic could increase the level if layoffs are considered. In addition, he believes that the horizon to recover activity […]
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Hugo Ñopo talks with the Colombian media about the economic plan to face the impact of coronavirus in Peru
“We have had 30 years of very good savings, of fiscal discipline, but also in those same years we have underinvested in people. Our investment in public health and education has been well below what our neighbors in the region invest and what that invests the developing world in general”. Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, […]
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Eduardo Zegarra in La Mula: “If small farmers continue to be abandoned, we put the food of the cities at risk”
“If small farmers continue to be abandoned, we put the food of the cities at risk.” In the face of the coronavirus crisis, Eduardo Zegarra, senior researcher at GRADE, warns of insufficient support from the Executive to family farming, a segment that produces most of the food that we Peruvians consume. Read this interview by […]
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Hugo Ñopo on Canal N: withdrawals of AFP’s funds to face coronavirus impact in Peru
Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, spoke with journalist Mávila Huertas of Canal N about the Executive’s resolution that allows affiliates of the AFP (Pension Funds Administrators) that did not contribute six months ago to withdraw until S / 2000, as part of the economic plan to face the coronavirus impact.
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Alvaro Espinoza in La Mula: “Between 2000 and 2018, Lima has grown almost 40% in area, only horizontally”
“Between 2000 and 2018, Lima has grown almost 40% in area, only horizontally. The vast majority of that growth has been messy, without following a plan. Moreover, 90% of that growth are informal neighborhoods”. Our Adjunct Researcher, Alvaro Espinoza, talked with Javier Torres, of La Mula, about the challenges and possibilities for the city. Mariana […]
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A high number of femicides in Peru: Interview with Wilson Hernández on Radio Programas del Perú
“It is not good enough to know the norms, but if I am going to assign a policeman, a judge or a prosecutor to address the case of a woman who suffered violence, this cannot be sexist or have stereotypes”. A few days before the end of 2019, Wilson Hernández, Associated Researcher at GRADE, was interviewed in a radio program […]
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Eduardo Zegarra: The Congress and the Executive Branch have realized that agriculture is relevant
“I would say that the most interesting thing is what comes forward, that is, the Congress and the Executive Branche have realized that agriculture is relevant, and that rules and devices for agriculture have to be worked on”. Or Senior Researcher, Eduardo Zegarra, spoke with Noticias SER about the recent agrarian plenary, where several bills were […]
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Podcast with Hebe Vessuri and Santiago Cueto: How to promote research in social sciences in Peru?
How to promote research in social sciences in Peru? Hebe Vessuri, emeritus research at the Scientific Research Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and Santiago Cueto, Executive Director at GRADE, spoke with Carlos Cornejo, a podcast of the Master’s Program in Social Management of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP).
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María Balarin: “La respuesta que la ley plantea es promover una mayor transparencia de parte de los proveedores de servicios educativos privados hacia los padres de familia”. Pensiones de colegios particulares en debate
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Start of classes. Santiago Cueto: ‘We must look for the balanced development of the people’
‘We must look for the balanced development of the people. If some children receive a lot of pressure from their families and they are very good in the academic field, but they fail to develop social and emotional skills, one could not call that a successful education’. Listen to the interview with our executive director, […]