Media GRADE
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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.
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How to protect the national production of rice and corn against imports? Eduardo Zegarra shares his thoughts
How to protect the national production of rice and corn against imports? Regarding the Government’s recent action facing the demand of small producers to prohibit the importation of rice, our senior researcher Eduardo Zegarra recommends for both products to negotiate with the agro-industry, in such a way that the tariffs are lowered, but under the […]
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Ricardo Fort gives his thoughts on the challenges of small-scale agriculture
How to advance in the challenges of small-scale agriculture? Our senior researcher, Ricardo Fort, gives his thoughts in La República newspaper: “The development of the agro-export sector is beneficial, but it could be more if we built cooperative platforms between all the sectors from the State that allow an apprenticeship of what the agro-export sector has already advanced and transmit […]
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How does anaemia affect the national economy?
How does anaemia affect the national economy? With regard to the recent numbers from the Demographic and Health Survey (ENDES) 2017, El Comercio highlights the findings of Lorena Alcázar on the economic impact of anaemia in Peru. The main finding of our researcher is that the prevalence of this disease costs Peruvian society approximately S […]
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Countryman’s Day: Eduardo Zegarra gives his thoughts on the state of little agriculture in Peru
On the sidelines of the Countryman’s Day, our senior researcher, Eduardo Zegarra, give his thoughts in Agraria.pe on the state of small agriculture. He thinks that the Law for the Agrarian Promotion must homologate its labor regime with the general regime, in such a way that “the agricultural workers have guaranteed all they corresponding rights”. […]
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Stories about children. Oswaldo Molina writes about the 15 years of Young Lives Peru
What is it like to be a poor child in Peru? Oswaldo Molina, director of the Master’s in Economics at Universidad del Pacífico, writes in El Comercio about the findings of Young Lives Peru during 15 years of research. Although, in general terms, the study shows that the welfare of families has improved in these […]
