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Regional Heterogeneities in Labor Markets: A World to Explore, by Miguel Jaramillo
“It is not necessarily the largest cities where the highest activity rates are observed. In fact, Metropolitan Lima, by far the largest city in the country, is toward the middle of the distribution, with two-thirds of its working-age population active in the labor market.” Our senior researcher Miguel Jaramillo writes about the importance of having […]
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Eduardo Zegarra shares his thoughts about the demands of farmers due to Majes Siguas II project
“Majes Siguas has unaddressed conflicts, some of them with the communities where the water is taken from or issues related with land distribution”. Our Senior Researcher Eduardo Zegarra shares his thoughts about the demands of farmers in Caylloma, Arequipa, due to the Majes Siguas II irrigation project. Read the full article in Ojo Público here.
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The labor market in 2023, on a downward path, by Miguel Jaramillo
“At the end of the third quarter, according to the Permanent National Employment Survey, the labor force was stagnant, while inactivity had increased considerably, particularly in rural areas, where it increased by 20%.” Our Senior Researcher Miguel Jaramillo analyzes the labor market in 2023 and shares his expectations for this new year. Read his full […]
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Decapitalization of Peruvian small-scale farming, by Eduardo Zegarra
“The overall picture is that of a small-scale farming with declining trends in critical assets (value of livestock stock), but especially in access to fundamental services, with declining access to titling, training, credit and technical assistance, which do not reach more than 10% of farmers nationwide.” In his new article for Noticias SER, our Senior […]
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Santiago Cueto via Ojo Público: The results of the latest PISA test confirm the inequality among students, especially in terms of socioeconomic level
“If we are going to do some kind of prioritization or work, I would focus on rural students, extreme poor, indigenous, but especially those who entered school during the pandemic. They are the ones who have suffered the most because it was a key time to learn to read.” According to Santiago Cueto, the impact […]
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María Balarin in Perú 21: “We found many students and teachers who are not used to the exercise of critical thinking”
“We found many students and teachers who are not used to the exercise of critical thinking. This means having an idea that knowledge has to be grounded. They are also not used to the exercise of deepening: we found students who could hold two contradictory ideas without this generating any noise”. Our Senior Researcher María Balarin talked […]
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Manuel Glave talks about the living conditions of the communities and the conservation of species in Manu
“There is a tension or contradiction between the park’s conservation objectives and the development objectives of living conditions.” Our senior researcher Manuel Glave talked to Radio Madre de Dios about the policies in favor of the communities and the conservation of natural species in Manu National Park.
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Miguel Jaramillo reflects on the relevance of Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin’s work for Peru
“There are far fewer women in the sciences than men and far more women in the humanities and pedagogy. We have already gotten more women through college, but there is still the issue of how careers are chosen.” Our senior researcher Miguel Jaramillo and other specialists comment on why the work of Claudia Goldin, Harvard […]
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Miguel Jaramillo’s opinion on the OECD’s recommendations for Peru in labor matters
“Social security is only 9% of non-wage costs. The analysis is correct, but politically it is not very viable. Lately they are aiming for more vacations and higher minimum salaries”. Our Senior Researcher Miguel Jaramillo gave his opinion on the proposals of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for 2026 in labor matters. […]
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Urban extractivism in Peru, by Manuel Glave
“Extractivism as a way of operating, as a way of extracting income, as a way of investing without taking into consideration the impacts generated by a large-scale investment, also reaches the big cities”. Taking the case of the Santa Rosa expressway in Callao, our senior researcher Manuel Glave reflects on urban extractivism in the country. […]
