Media GRADE
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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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Navigating Through Life: Young Lives Study Peru
The qualitative approach of the Young Lives study in Peru has been able to capture the changes in the biographies of 51 children. Their voices allow understanding how they face realities, responsibilities, and risks during the time in their lives when school is the main component. Their experiences let researchers reflect on Sustainable Development Goal […]
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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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The relevance of evaluating the impact of tax exemptions
“The evidence suggests that the tax benefits to the high Andean areas have not had the desired impact.” Our senior researchers, Javier Escobal, shares in HacerPeru the findings of his recent study and the importance of evaluating the impacts of tax exemptions, frequently used as a mechanism to promote investment.
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Hugo Ñopo opinó sobre la cuota de género para conformar listas al Congreso de la República
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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.
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Alan Sánchez shares the main quantitative findings of Niños del Milenio/Young Lives Peru
We share a Southern Voice article by our senior researcher, Alan Sánchez, on the main quantitative findings of Niños del Milenio/Young Lives Peru. After tracking 2,750 children for 15 years in Peru, unique evidence about the role of social programs, differences in nutritional and educational trajectories, and skills formation, has been collected.
