Media GRADE
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Javier Escobal: “If inflation had been controlled, we would have a poverty rate two points lower than the current one”
“Almost 600,000 more people would not have become poor as a result of this shock. […] These are people who, as a result of the price shock, have become poor. If inflation had been controlled, we would have a poverty rate that would be 2 points lower than the current one”. Javier Escobal, Senior Researcher […]
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Eduardo Zegarra in Exitosa: “Peru is the South American country most affected by food insecurity”.
“Peru is the most food insecure country in South America at this stage of the post-pandemic crisis. The number of people has doubled: before the pandemic there were 8 million, now FAO estimates 16 million of Peruvians with food insecurity”. Our Senior Researcher Eduardo Zegarra was interviewed in Exitosa Noticias about the increase in potato […]
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Labour market in 2022: following the same path, by Miguel Jaramillo
“The number of people in informal employment continues breaking historical records for the country, having reached 9.77 million in the second quarter of the year. On the other hand, the number of formal workers, 4.03 million, remains lower than any point in the last 8 years”. Miguel Jaramillo, Senior Researcher at GRADE, writes about the […]
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The agrarian crisis and Castillo’s goverment, by Eduardo Zegarra
“The announced second agrarian reform, initially thought of as a proposal for profound changes in the way of governing to guide comprehensive policies and budget resources towards the forgotten family farming, has become a slogan almost devoid of any concrete content”. Our Senior Researcher Eduardo Zegarra writes about the agrarian crisis and the challenges facing the new minister of agriculture Jenny Ocampo. […]
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Instrumental learning in the returning to school classes, by Santiago Cueto
“One cannot universally hierarchize learning into, for example, fundamental and secondary (or non-fundamental). Instead, I think it can be argued that learning in reading and mathematics is instrumental for learning in other areas and throughtout life”. Santiago Cueto, Senior Researcher at GRADE, shares his thoughts on learning recovery initiatives focused on reading and mathematics. His article includes a video of the seminar […]
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Eduardo Zegarra shares his opinion on the delay in the purchase of fertilizers. Via RPP News
“The big campaign starts in August until December. Approximately 70% of the so-called transitory crops are sown, which require a crucial first fertilization in the first three months. Unfortunately, we are about to lose this opportunity. that this will lead to a drop in production in several crops, which will generate inflationary pressure on food […]
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Labor informality aggravates social gaps in Peru, by Miguel Jaramillo
“The gaps between formal and informal workers are the main factor behind youth labor inequality. Young people who work in the informal sector earn on average 40% less than those who have a formal job. […] The evidence suggests that it makes sense to invest in improving the first labor experiences of young people”. Miguel Jaramillo, […]
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The improbable transition to formality, by Miguel Jaramillo
“Two traits are key to characterizing workers who transition from informality to formality: education and age. Greater education increases the probability of entering salaried formality from all labor segments, and more pronounced for the increase in education. high school to high school.” Miguel Jaramillo, Senior Researcher at GRADE, shares recent evidence on mobility between the […]
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Eduardo Zegarra shares his opinion in Exitosa about the delay of fertilizers and Fertibono
“The Fertibono is a monetary transfer for the balance of the amount that is not going to be spent on the purchase of urea. A fairly small amount where a fixed amount of money is going to be given to farmers in a register and it is not going to have more relationship with whether […]
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Eduardo Zegarra on the stagnation of fertilizer purchases: “The first negative effect is on the producer”
“The first negative effect is on the producer with the sharp rise in costs and the drop in income (…) It is complex to predict the possible impact, but a lower supply generates inflationary pressure.” Our senior researcher Eduardo Zegarra shares his opinion on the impacts of the delay of the purchase of fertilizers on the economy of […]
