Working paper
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Occupational Training to Reduce Gender Segregation: The Impacts of ProJoven
The paper discusses program evaluation for ProJoven, the Peruvian youth labor training program. Complementing detailed fieldwork, the econometric work implements a two-stage matching procedure on propensity scores, gender and labor income. This allows identification of differentiated program impacts on males and females and attacks the problem of Ashenfelter’s Dips. The evaluation shows substantial differences in […]
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Discrimination in Latin America: An Elephant in the Room?
The paper surveys evidence on discrimination in Latin America and shows that there is a widespread perception of discrimination, especially against the poor, the uneducated and those who lack connections. The channels through which discrimination occurs may be built on the basis of economic factors. However, while perception surveys may be informative, they are less […]
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Traditional excluding forces: a review of the quantitative literature on the economic situation of indigenous people, afro-descendant and people living with desability
La distribución desigual de riqueza en América Latina y el Caribe esta ligada a la distribución desigual de activos (humanos y físicos) y al acceso diferenciado a los mercados y servicios. Estas circunstancias, y las correspondientes tensiones sociales, deben ser entendidas en términos de fuerzas tradicionales de exlcusión; los sectores de la población que experimentan […]
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La pequeña agricultura comercial: límites y posibilidades para su desarrollo
The purpose of this document is to explore the possibilities and limits faced by Peruvian small-scale commercial agriculture based on a set of studies developed within the framework of the Rural Development Network, formed by the Centro de Investigación y Promoción del Campesinado (CIPCA), the Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP) and the Grupo de Análisis […]
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The effect of an additional alternative on measured risk preferences in a laboratory experiment in Peru
We experimentally test for the effect of an additional alternative on the measured risk preferences of farmers in rural Peru.
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Does having a newborn child affect income diversification opportunities?: evidence from the peruvian young lives study
The ability of households to diversify their income sources is strongly related to their capacity to cope in times of pressure, such as during economic crises.
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La liberación del comercio y el bienestar de la infancia: evaluando el impacto del Acuerdo de Libre Comercio entre Perú y Estados Unidos
Una dimensión poco explorada de uno de los temas más importantes de la agenda nacional actual: el probable impacto que tendría el Tratado de Libre Comercio entre el Perú y los Estados Unidos en los niños peruanos.
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¿Cómo se ajusta el mercado de trabajo ante cambios en el salario mínimo en el Perú?: una evaluación de la experiencia de la última década
After reaching a historic peak in 1986, the minimum wage fell sharply, along with the average level of wages, until the early 1990s. Since the mid-1990s, however, it has risen sharply, approaching the average level of wages for both unskilled and informal workers. This study describes the institutional framework of the minimum wage in the […]
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An evaluation of the peruvian “Youth Labor Training Program” – Projoven
The “Youth Labor Training Program” (Programa de Capacitacion Laboral Juvenil – PROJoven) is an ongoing job-training program created in 1996 by the Ministry of Labor (Ministerio de Trabajo y Promocion del Empleo) in response to the precarious conditions of youth in the Peruvian labor market. The goals of the program are to improve employment opportunities […]
