Publications of Employment, productivity and innovation
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Reactivando para un mejor país después de la pandemia de COVID-19: una propuesta de diagnóstico de acción para el Perú
In this document, we present an economic analysis of Peru before and after the pandemic, along with a five-year financially sustainable recovery plan aimed at “reviving for a better country”. Our plan emphasizes the urgent need to address some of the country’s structural weaknesses. We stress the importance of public investment in this effort, but […]
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Building back better after the COVID-19 pandemic
In this policy-oriented paper, we provide a pre- and post-pandemic socioeconomic analysis of Peru, along with a financially sustainable five-year Building Back Better recovery plan, which emphasizes the urgency of addressing some of the country’s structural weaknesses. We underscore the importance of public investment for this effort, but widen the focus to include current public […]
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Unpacking the post-lockdown employment recovery of young women in the global south
This paper analyses the difference in short-term employment recovery between young men and women in India, Peru and Vietnam following the national lockdowns imposed in all three countries during 2020. The authors employ a mediation model to establish whether – and to what extent – commonly suggested mechanisms are responsible for a relatively slower recovery among […]
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Política de protección social y laboral en el Ecuador
How effective is the social protection system in Ecuador to protect the population against various risks? What is its redistributive impact and how much does it contribute to reducing inequality? What effects does it have on productivity? These are the central questions that guide this analysis, in which some answers are tested based on the […]
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Políticas de protección social y laboral en la República Dominicana
Social protection in the Dominican Republic results from a combination of social security programs in contributory and non-contributory modalities, labor regulations regarding job stability and minimum wages for a subset of workers, as well as anti-poverty programs. The contributions to the contributory modality and the costs of formal contracting vary according to the sector and […]
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Políticas de protección social y laboral en el Perú. Una espiral de buenas intenciones, malos resultados y peores respuestas
The legislation stipulates that, with some exceptions, every worker and their family members are covered by a social safety net that is financed by contributions from employers and workers. This legislation, to a large extent, is violated; and, to another extent, it has exceptions. As a result, most workers do not enjoy contributory social protection. […]
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Políticas de protección social y laboral en el Perú. Una espiral de buenas intenciones, malos resultados y peores respuestas
The legislation stipulates that, with some exceptions, all workers and their family members are covered by a social safety net that is financed by contributions from employers and workers. This legislation, to a large extent, is violated and to another extent has exceptions. As a result, most workers do not enjoy contributory social protection. The […]
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¿Reinserción y permanencia en el mercado laboral con equidad de género?: el Servicio Cuidado Diurno en madres jóvenes
Durante las últimas dos décadas, las mujeres peruanas han ganado derechos en diferentes ámbitos de la vida social, política y económica (Benavente y Valdés, 2014; Sara-lafosse, 2009). La inserción de la fuerza laboral femenina representa para ellas un logro en su autonomía económica (Irigaray, 1992; Lupica, 2015). Aquellas que son madres, sin embargo, enfrentan penalizaciones […]
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Savings Groups Reduce Vulnerability, but Have Mixed Effects on Financial Inclusion
This paper evaluates the impact of the introduction of savings groups on poverty, vulnerability, and financial inclusion outcomes in rural Peru. Using a cluster randomized control trial and relying on both survey and administrative records, researchers investigate the impact of savings groups after more than two years of exposure. The authors find that savings groups […]
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Savings Groups Reduce Vulnerability, but have Mixed Effects on Financial Inclusion
This paper evaluates the impact of the introduction of savings groups on poverty, vulnerability, and financial inclusion outcomes in rural Peru. Using a cluster randomized control trial and relying on both survey and administrative records, researchers investigate the impact of savings groups over a two year period. The authors find that savings groups channel expensive […]
