Opinion Article
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Water is not the problem, it is us, by Eduardo Zegarra
Eduardo Zegarra, senior researcher at GRADE, proposes in Ojo Público to raise the National Water Authority (ANA) to a status similar to that of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru: “Without a strong authority at the central level, and without real water authorities, what remains is a weak eggshell and hesitant of state officials who have no […]
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On institutions, social norms and speed bumps
What does the proliferation of speed bumps in Lima tell us about our institutionality? We share and article authored by Miguel Jaramillo, Executive Director at GRADE, published by América Economía Perú magazine, as part of its special issue on the Annual Conference of Business Executives 2016.
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Ideas for better policies. Miguel Jaramillo’s op-ed in On Think Tanks Annual Report 2016
“We believe that pluralism is an essential atribute of the community of think tanks in democratic societies. However, developing countries typically lack strong communities of this sort”. Read our executive director, Miguel Jaramillo‘s op-ed in On Think Tanks annual report 2016, an initiative focused on the development of policy research institutes or think tanks.
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Why regulate the educational services market? 11 reasons
How to regulate the market for educational services? To answer this question, Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, address 11 arguments in Foco Económico blog to explain in which way this particular market differs from the free competition model.
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Our biased perceptions, by Hugo Ñopo
“How many women do you think are in CADE 2016? Please give me a percentage”, asked Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, to several attendants. In his article, Ñopo discusses the findings of a small social experiment on female participation at the event.
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Education for the Bicentennial, by Hugo Ñopo
What are the challenges for education towards 2021? Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, analyzes the main objectives of the Bicentennial Plan and the National Education Project, included improving teacher development, education infrastructure and higher education.
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What is good must go on, by Hugo Ñopo
“The next step is for universities to receive the benefits of the improvements already seen in regular basic education”. Our senior researcher, Hugo Ñopo, discussed the achievements during the management of Jaime Saavedra, Minister of Education.
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Beyond SNIP, by Ricardo Fort and Álvaro Espinoza
Our researchers Ricardo Fort and Álvaro Espinoza address the complexities which the National Public Investment System (SNIP) reform should be dealing: “[…] we need a public investment planing system articulating sectors and government levels, and strictly binding with the state budget system. Only in this way we will be able to make a real quality jump in public investment.”
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Private education: regulate before not to regret later, by Hugo Ñopo
“La iniciativa privada viene fallando en el objetivo de proveer un servicio educativo superior al que provee el sistema público. […] En los distritos de mayores ingresos la oferta privada de servicios educativos supera a la pública, en los distritos emergentes sucede exactamente lo contrario. Y claro, en los distritos pobres la oferta privada no […]
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It is reap what it is sow, by Hugo Ñopo
“The changing environment has led us to believe that innovation is so powerful it can revolutionize education. If only it were true.” Read the opinion editorial by Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, in El Comercio newspaper, on education funding challenges and its key linking with the revaluation of teachers in Peru.
