Publications
-
Trayectorias en tensión: género, desigualdad, maternidades tempranas e interrupción de la secundaria en el Perú
What happens before a teenage girl drops out of school? This study examines how inequalities that accumulate from childhood onward can limit educational continuity and opportunities for girls, adolescents, and young women in Peru. Based on more than 20 years of data from the Niños del Milenio (Young Lives Peru) longitudinal study and a qualitative […]
-
Nuevos escenarios del sistema universitario en Perú. Expansión y debilitamiento institucional
The data compilation, undertook by the authors, makes it possible, on the one hand, to reconstruct the events and institutional processes through which the dismantling of the reforms promoted during the 2014–2022 period was conceived and implemented; and, on the other hand, to identify the key actors and their public actions in the context of […]
-
Del reconocimiento a la retribución: La certificación de competencias de madres cuidadoras y facilitadoras del Programa Nacional Cuna Más
This study analyzes the skills certification processes implemented by the National Cuna Más Program (PNCM) in Peru, aimed at mothers who are caregivers in the Day Care Service (SCD) and facilitators in the Family Support Service (SAF). Certification was incorporated as a non-monetary incentive to recognize the skills acquired by caregivers in the course of […]
-
Do political preferences affect policy learning and uptake? EGAP Brief 86
This study examines whether political preferences shape citizens’ uptake of and learning about government programs, using Brazil’s Individual Microentrepreneur Program (MEI). MEI offers informal entrepreneurs subsidized access to social security and business-related incentives and was introduced under President Lula. The authors randomly assigned MEI-eligible informal entrepreneurs in Rio de Janeiro to a control group, a […]
-
Cohort Profile Update: The Young Lives study
The original Young Lives cohort profile was published in 2012. It describes the study participants, the data collected in Rounds 1–3 of both the quantitative and qualitative surveys, and the attrition rates. An update was published in 2021. It describes Rounds 4 and 5 of the quantitative surveys and the data collected through three phone […]
-
Case Study: Chancay Megaport. Corrosive Capital and Constructive Capital: A Framework for Curbing the Advance of Authoritarian Capitalism
The Chancay Megaport is one of the most significant infrastructure projects in Peru’s recent history and a turning point in the country’s integration into trans-Pacific trade. With an estimated investment of approximately USD 3,000 million and a majority stake held by a Chinese state-owned enterprise, the project combines high technical complexity, a significant territorial impact, […]
-
Learning After the Earthquake: Recommendations for Education Recovery in Venezuela
This brief note aims to provide evidence-informed recommendations to support the education sector response in Venezuela following the June 2026 earthquakes. It identifies priority actions to restore safe and inclusive access to learning, protect the well-being of children, adolescents, teachers, and families, and strengthen coordination among government, civil society, and international partners. The note draws […]
-
Desastres y educación en América Latina y el Caribe: impacto, desafíos y oportunidades para la resiliencia
The second report from the Observatory for Educational Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean (AdaptED) analyzes the relationship between disasters and educational systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), intending to understand how these systems are affected and identifying progress and best practices in educational resilience in the face of such disruptions in […]
-
Desigualdad de género en el rendimiento en matemática: el papel de los factores escolares en el Perú
Peru has experienced a persistent gender gap in mathematics achievement in favor of males, with significant economic and social implications. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the relationship between various school-related variables and this gap in mathematics achievement. The methodology used was a hierarchical linear regression model with random coefficients. The results show that having […]
-
Navigating towards Primary School: Insights from Research and Policy on Educational Transitions in Peru (2000–2024)
This chapter analyses the transition from preschool to primary school in Peru during the first quarter of the twenty-first century. Preschool education has significantly expanded since its official recognition as part of basic education in 2003, with net enrolment rates reaching 94% for children aged 3–5 before the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this progress, educators and […]
