Media GRADE
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Minimum wage increase would arrive without economic justification and would affect formal employment
Within a few days for the decision that the Ministry of Labor will take on the minimum wage increase, Semana Económica reviews its justification at a time of the labor market of greater informality and rise of underemployment. Miguel Jaramillo, senior researcher at GRADE and one of the authors of the study The deprotecting effects of employment protection, […]
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International Women Day: Only 14 in 249 firms have a woman as a CEO
According to data gathered by Hugo Ñopo, only 14 in 249 firms listed on the Bolsa de Valores de Lima (Lima Stock Exchange) have a woman as a CEO. However, our senior researcher says in El Comercio: “Although initiatives to change policies assumed by firms are needed, household chores are also important. Typically, of 30 hours of household tasks, women […]
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Eduardo Zegarra: “The coast should not produce potatoes in the most expensive and irrigated lands in Peru, and maybe neither quinoa”
Was overproduction the trigger for the collapse of potato prices? Eduardo Zegarra, principal investigator of GRADE, said in the Agrarian News Agency that the problem was that some valleys of the coast produced excessively between December and February, leaving the central highlands almost without market and at the time when its producers entered with the tuber.
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Hugo Ñopo’s thoughts on the number of informal schools in Lima and the country
According to Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, the number of informal schools in Lima is linked to the increase in private enrollment, which in our capital stands for 50%, and to the preference of many parents for this type of educational offer: “It is a heterogeneous increase, although one part is of high quality, […]
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Educación privada: sumas y restas
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What is after the discussion on training modalities for technicians?
Hugo Ñopo joins the discussion on the bill that allows the creation of a new training modality for students of technical institutes without remuneration. Regarding the gap between the training offer and labor demand, our senior researcher said in El Comercio: “The problem arises from the fact that we are a very aspirational country that pushes […]
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Low-cost private schools in Peru: the high cost of low quality?
We share an article on the main findings of the recent study “Low-cost private education in Peru: a quality approach”, conducted by researchers from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and GRADE with the support of Unite for Quality Education. The text highlights the impact of the low-fee private schools sector on both learning processes and learning […]
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Minimun wage: Experts pointed out that there are other alternatives for workers
Speaking about the discussion on the increase in the minimum wage, Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, said in RPP Noticias: “In a country like Peru, when minimum remuneration rises, employment moves towards informality.” Hugo added that training and labor intermediation are effective methods to improve the purchasing power of those who have less without […]
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The authorities change, the challenges continue, by Hugo Ñopo
“It is important to maintain the prohibition of creating new universities. We do not need, we need better”. Regarding the recent change of authority in the National Supervisory Authority for Higher Education (Sunedu), our senior researcher, Hugo Ñopo, writes in El Comercio about the pending policy challenges to improve the Peruvian university system.
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Should the minimum wage be raised?
Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, discussed in Altavoz President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s pronunciation on the minimum vital remuneration. According to Hugo, the minimum wage is a type of price control that distorts economies. In addition, given that 49% of workers receive wages below the minimum, “What will be the compliance of the regulation on minimum wages?”. […]
