Employment, Productivity and Innovation
The main objective of various projects carried out at GRADE in this area has been to assess the economic impacts of labor legislation and its effects on the hiring of temporary workers, on employment rotation and mobility, or non-salary labor costs and on the demand for formal employment. Additional issues include the insertion of youth in the labor market, self-employment rates, the role of micro and small-scale enterprises in employment generation, and policies for driving innovation in the country.
Senior Researchers
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Juan José Díaz Noziglia
PhD en Economics - University of Maryland
Juan José Díaz has a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland. He is currently a Senior Researcher at GRADE. His interests include the labor economy and evaluating social, educational, health and development programs.
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Miguel Jaramillo Baanante
PhD en History - University of California
Miguel Jaramillo has a degree in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He completed his graduate studies in Economics and History at the University of California, where he received a PhD in History. His areas of interests are labor economics, social policy and institutional analysis. He is currently a Senior Researcher at GRADE. […]
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Máximo Torero Cullen (de licencia)
PhD en Economics - University of California, Los Angeles
Maximo received a PhD from the University of California at Los Angeles, Department of Economics and held a postdoctoral fellow position at the UCLA Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR). Currently, he is the Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Prior to joining FAO, he was the World Bank Group Executive Director for […]
External Affiliated Researchers
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Sonia Laszlo
PhD en - University of Toronto
Sonia Laszlo is Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute for the Study of International Development. Her main research areas cover many aspects of applied microeconomic analysis in economic development: rural development, access to markets, and the relationship between income, health and education in economic development. In addition to using traditional analytic tools […]
Visiting Researchers
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Alessandro Goglio
PhD en - Graduate Institute of International Studies
Alessandro is a senior international economist with extensive experience advising governments on long-term reforms, policies, and programs, particularly in the areas of social and labor market reforms. He currently teaches Public Economics at LIUC Università Cattaneo (Castellanza, Italy), School of Economics, following thirty years at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. […]
Publications
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Inversión pública y desigualdad en América Latina
2022 Lorena Alcazar, Miguel Jaramillo
A partir de dos estudios de caso, en el Perú y Colombia, este estudio encuentra que la inversión pública presenta un efecto de reducción de la desigualdad, pero muy pequeño, por lo cual se necesitaría una gran inversión para lograr una reducción mínima de la desigualdad. Además, se encuentra que el efecto de la inversión […]
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Actitudes ante el riesgo y preferencias intertemporales de los trabajadores peruanos
2022 Miguel Jaramillo, Kristian López, Óscar Rodríguez, Diego Tocre
Every individual, when making economic decisions, must evaluate different options with uncertain results that will affect their well-being at different moments in time. Based on the meeting between theoretical and experimental economics, this document estimates the risk and intertemporal consumption preferences of Peruvian workers. The authors contribute in two ways: they study how workers make […]
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COVID-19 y las migraciones de la ciudad al campo en el Perú: identificación de amenazas y oportunidades para el uso sostenible del capital natural
2022 Ricardo Fort, Mauricio Espinoza, Álvaro Espinoza
El Perú es uno de los países más fuertemente golpeados por la pandemia del COVID-19 en el mundo. El confinamiento nacional obligatorio que empezó a regir a mediados de marzo de 2020 y fue ampliado en varias oportunidades hasta finales de junio del mismo año, trajo como consecuencia la paralización de diversos sectores económicos y […]
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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
2021 Miguel Jaramillo, Bruno Escobar
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
2021 Miguel Jaramillo, Bruno Escobar
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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El género y las trayectorias hacia la adultez en el Perú: educación, trabajo y maternidad/paternidad
2017
En este documento examinamos cómo el género afecta las trayectorias educativas, laborales y de maternidad/ paternidad de una muestra de jóvenes que crecen en situación de pobreza en el Perú. Reportamos los resultados y las trayectorias de 26 miembros de la cohorte mayor que participaron en la investigación cualitativa del estudio longitudinal Niños del Milenio […]
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Social media instruments and the promotion of financial inclusion in peruvian rural areas
2017
This study seeks to evaluate the use of short soap operas as a mechanism to promote the use of formal savings accounts among poor rural women that have been secularly excluded from healthy interactions with the formal financial sector. The authors developed a short soap opera (telenovela), named Josefa, which transmitted pro-savings messages using characters […]
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Impact Evaluation of the Job Youth Training Program Projoven
2016Juan Jose Diaz, ,
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Natural resources, redistribution and human capital formation
2016
How do resource booms affect human capital accumulation? The authors exploit time and spatial variation generated by the commodity boom across local governments in Peru to measure the effect of natural resources on human capital formation. The authors explore the effect of both mining production and tax revenues on test scores, finding a substantial and […]
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Productividad y tratados de libre comercio a nivel de empresas en Perú
2014, , Alan Sanchez, ,
We study the empirical relationship between free trade agreement and productivity in Peru by using a pseudo experimental model. Two productivity indicators, which are measured at the firm level are considered: labor productivity and total factor productivity. We find that firms involved in international free trade either as exporters and / or importers have systematically […]
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JournalEn breve
Medios de comunicación, contenidos y comportamiento: algunos énfasis sobre la inclusión financiera
2014, Martin Valdivia,
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JournalInternational Journal of Educational Development
The changing role of international cooperation in developing countries (as they develop): A case study of skills development policies in Peru.
2012Miguel Jaramillo,
A focus on the changes in the relationship between international cooperation and local actors in the skills development field in Peru as the country strengthened its financial position in the last two decades allows us to examine the role of the economic factor in these changes.
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Gender earning gaps around the world: a study of 64 countries
2012,
The purpose of this paper is to analyze gender disparities in labor earnings for a comprehensive set of 64 countries. Design/methodology/approach – Using the methodological approach proposed by Ñopo, socio-demographic characteristics are used to match males and females such that gender earnings disparities are computed only among individuals with the same observable characteristics. Findings – […]
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JournalWorld Development
Detecting Gender and Racial Discrimination in Hiring Through Monitoring Intermediation Services: The Case of Selected Occupations in Metropolitan Lima, Peru
2012, Maximo Torero,
Inspired by audit studies methodology, the authors monitored a job intermediation service in Peru to detect gender and racial discrimination in hiring. The authors capture individual racial information using the approach of Ñopo, Saavedra, and Torero (2007), enabling a richer exploration of racial differences. Overall, the study finds discriminatory treatment in hiring only when comparing groups […]
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Formalización empresarial y laboral
Hacia una desarrollo inclusivo: el caso del Perú2014Juan Jose Diaz,
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Evaluación de los programas de apoyo a las Pyme en Perú
Evaluación de impacto de los Programas para Pyme Latinoamerica y El Caribe -
Prácticas exitosas de innovación empresarial y comportamiento tecnológico sectorial
Innovación empresarial y comportamiento tecnológico sectorial: experiencias exitosas y estudios de casos2010Juana Kuramoto,
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Descentralización de recursos humanos en educación: ¿mercado nacional o mercados regionales de docentes?
Conferencia de Economía Laboral: Tendencias del Empleo, Capital Humano, Informalidad y Rotación Laboral2008Miguel Jaramillo,
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Estructura ocupacional y formacion de clases sociales en el Perú: que nos dice la evidencia disponible sobre el Peru reciente
Clases sociales en el Perú: visiones y trayectoria2007Martín Benavides,
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Spotlight on Organisations: Labour market policies in Latin America
2014Miguel Jaramillo,
This Spotlight highlights some of the key organisations working on labour market issues in Latin America, including labour policy in general, social protection, employment, youth employment, labour training, labour migration, and labour intermediation.
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Labour Market Information Programmes
2013Miguel Jaramillo,
The Brief then provides an overview of monitoring and evaluation indicators and impact assessments before concluding with a discussion of enabling factors and key lessons for other regions.
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Peru’s ProJoven Training Programme
2013Miguel Jaramillo,
Este brief proporciona un análisis del diseño, funcionamiento de los mencanismos e impactos del programa ProJoven para extraer los factores clave de éxito que serán útiles para otras regiones.
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Impacto de la licencia municipal en el desempeño de las microempresas en el Cercado de Lima
2013Lorena Alcazar, Miguel Jaramillo,
Aportes para el debate sobre el efecto de las reformas municipales de simplificación administrativa en el comportamiento de la microempresa.
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Peruvian Microfinance’s Caja Municipal Model
2013Miguel Jaramillo,
This Brief tells the story of the Caja Municipales system, focusing on the Caja Trujillo example to offer lessons learned for other regions.
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Reformas estructurales y bienestar: una mirada al Perú de los noventa
2001,
Se discute la experiencias de la última década y se da una mirada crítica a algunos aspectos de lo acontecido con las reformas económicas y sociales de primera generación durante los noventas.
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Estrategias y racionalidad de la pequeña empresa
2001, Maximo Torero, Nestor Valdivia, ,
Resultados del trabajo de investigadores de GRADE como parte del proyecto "Micro, Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas en el Perú: Análisis de los Sectores de Confecciones, Metalmecánica y Servicios Informáticos".
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Exclusión y oportunidad: jóvenes urbanos y su inserción en el mercado de trabajo y en el mercado de capacitación
2001,
Algunas de las características demográficas y socioeconómicas más importantes de jóvenes de ciudades en hogares pobres, su perfil educativo y de capacitación, y su inserción en el mercado de trabajo.
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Indicadores de ciencia y tecnología en América Latina: 1970-1990
1991Patricia McLauchlan de Arregui, Maximo Torero,
Abreviario estadístico de 11 países de América Latina. Incluye indicadores de desarrollo económico y social para evaluar su situación, progreso e impacto de sus actividades científicas y tecnológicas.
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Projects
- Evidence and Lessons from Latin America (ELLA)September 2014
- Spatial analysis of the adoption of agricultural technologies in Peru: a view from the 2012 Agricultural and Livestock CensusJuly 2014
- Impact evaluation of business initiatives on the base of the social pyramidApril 2013 - October 2013
- Evaluation of the design and execution of public budgets (EDEPP) – Public Teaching CareerJanuary 2013 - May 2013
- Promoviendo el liderazgo de las mujeres en pequeñas empresasNovember 2012
- Mini-novels, financial education and savings promotionJuly 2012 - April 2014
- Annual monitoring of informal economy in PeruApril 2012 - December 2012
- Research balance and priorities in public policies in Peru 2007-2011: science, technology and innovationJanuary 2012 - May 2012
- Systematization of experiences in the execution of the research projects of the Science and Technology Program of Peru – FINCyTJanuary 2012 - April 2012
- Support in designing the specialized survey on innovation in the manufacturing sectorNovember 2011 - May 2012
News
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El mercado laboral del 2022: persisten los déficits estructurales
January 8, 2023 Employment, productivity and innovation
“Formal employment grew in all age groups, but particularly among the youngest, and at all educational levels, although more so among people with completed secondary school and higher education, where the bulk of the labor force is concentrated. It also grew more among men than women”. Miguel Jaramillo, senior researcher at GRADE, writes in El […]
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RPP: Miguel Jaramillo comments on informal employment in Peru
December 26, 2022 Employment, productivity and innovation
According to the latest INEI report for 2022, there were 432,000 more jobs in Peru than in 2019. However, out of every 10 workers, only 2 are formal. For our senior researcher Miguel Jaramillo, formal employment slowed down because there was no growth in private investment due to economic uncertainty. Read his opinion in this […]
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The half that is still far away, by Miguel Jaramillo
November 23, 2022 Employment, productivity and innovation
“As long as half of our population does not come close to reaching their productive potential, talk of development will continue to be a quimera”. Miguel Jaramillo, Senior Researcher at GRADE, writes in Jugo de Caigua about the gaps between men and women in the labor market.
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Interview, Media GRADE, GRADE frente al COVID-19
Miguel Jaramillo in RPP Noticias: “Everywhere you look at the quality of employment data, we are worse off than before the pandemic”.
October 17, 2022 Employment, productivity and innovation
“Employment relative to 2019 in Metropolitan Lima has grown 1%, but unemployment has grown 38%. If we look at proper employment, it has fallen 8% since before the pandemic. This drop particularly affects medium-sized companies. Everywhere you look at the quality of employment data, we are worse off than before the pandemic. If we look […]
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Labour market in 2022: following the same path, by Miguel Jaramillo
September 26, 2022 Employment, productivity and innovation
“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 […]
Events
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Hugo Ñopo joined a Club de Madrid and Southern Voice work session on the way to the World Social Summit 2025
04/02/2022 8:00 am Zoom de Southern Voice Employment, productivity and innovation
Hugo Ñopo, Senior Researcher at GRADE, outlined today a number of social develoment and cooperation priorities emerging from the Global South in a working session co-organized by the Club de Madrid and Southern Voice, on the way to the World Social Summit 2025. Former Heads of State and government and representatives from civil society organizations […]
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Conference Economic Reactivation and Public Investment: Building Back Better
23/09/2021 9:00 am - 10:45 am Zoom de GRADE Employment, productivity and innovation
La pandemia del COVID-19 ha expuesto debilidades estructurales de la economía peruana. Entre ellas sobresalen un alto nivel de informalidad (tanto en el autoempleo como en el trabajo asalariado) y la ausencia de mecanismos de protección social universales. Así mismo, la tasas de inversion privadas, alrededor del 20% del PBI, son bajas, alrededor de la […]
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Hugo Ñopo was a panelist in the Dialogues on the Future of Work in the Global South from the perspective of Latin America
20/07/2021 10:00 am YouTube de FOWIGS Employment, productivity and innovation
We invite you to participate in the Future of Work Dialogues in the Global South from the perspective of Latin America. 25 experts will discuss around 6 round tables: Skills, Technology, Labor market institutions, Demography, Inequality and Fiscal Policy. Hugo Ñopo, Senior Researcher at GRADE, will be a panelist for the first roundtable. These dialogues are […]
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Hugo Ñopo will be a discussant at an UNDP High Level Political Forum parallel virtual event
14/07/2021 8:30am Zoom del PNUD Employment, productivity and innovation
The UNDP Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean will organize the virtual event “The effects of social protection policies: their effectiveness in protecting households against risks and their impact on productivity” during the High Level Political Forum on sustainable development. The event will address the effects of social protection policies: their effectiveness in […]
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Miguel Jaramillo was a panelist in the UP and World Bank webinar, Formalize to Grow
16/06/2021 3:00 pm Facebook Banco Mundial Employment, productivity and innovation
“You have the right to social protection because you are a citizen of this country. The idea is how to change the focus from a Bismarckian system, where social security is tied to an labour relationship, to one where we have the right to social protection as citizens. Therefore, this would no longer be financed by […]
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