Composition and Evolution of the Labor Informality in Colombia During 2009-2019
This paper studies the evolution and composition of informal employment in the main cities of Colombia during the period 2009-2019. Using bivariate and multinomial logit models, the probability of being informal and of belonging to the different categories of informal employment based on sociodemogr...
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Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
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| description | This paper studies the evolution and composition of informal employment in the main cities of Colombia during the period 2009-2019. Using bivariate and multinomial logit models, the probability of being informal and of belonging to the different categories of informal employment based on sociodemographic and economic characteristics is studied. The results indicate that during the period studied, labor informality fell both at the national level and in the main cities of the country, except for Cúcuta, and that such decrease did not have any specific pattern in terms of the composition of the informal workers. Informal workers in Colombia are mainly men with an average age of 40 years with less than 10 years of schooling who work mainly in commerce, industry and transportation. In recent years, both the average age and the years of schooling of this group in general have been increasing. The econometric results suggest a positive effect of education on informality at the local level that could explain the reduction in regional informality gaps. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-125982023-08-17T00:43:55Z Composition and Evolution of the Labor Informality in Colombia During 2009-2019 Composición y evolución de la informalidad laboral en Colombia durante el período 2009-2019 Ariza, John Retajac, Floro Alexander modelos probabilísticos. América Latina. economía informal educación economía del trabajo mercado laboral Probabilities informal economy education labor economics informal labor markets This paper studies the evolution and composition of informal employment in the main cities of Colombia during the period 2009-2019. Using bivariate and multinomial logit models, the probability of being informal and of belonging to the different categories of informal employment based on sociodemographic and economic characteristics is studied. The results indicate that during the period studied, labor informality fell both at the national level and in the main cities of the country, except for Cúcuta, and that such decrease did not have any specific pattern in terms of the composition of the informal workers. Informal workers in Colombia are mainly men with an average age of 40 years with less than 10 years of schooling who work mainly in commerce, industry and transportation. In recent years, both the average age and the years of schooling of this group in general have been increasing. The econometric results suggest a positive effect of education on informality at the local level that could explain the reduction in regional informality gaps. En este artículo se estudia la evolución y composición del empleo informal en las principales ciudades de Colombia durante el periodo 2009-2019. Utilizando modelos logit bivariados y multinomiales se examina la probabilidad de ser informal y de pertenecer a las diferentes categorías de empleo informal en función de características sociodemográficas y económicas. Los resultados indican que durante el periodo estudiado la informalidad laboral cayó tanto a nivel nacional como en las principales ciudades del país, excepto para Cúcuta, y que dicha disminución no tuvo ningún patrón específico en términos de composición de los informales. Los informales en Colombia son principalmente hombres con edad promedio de cuarenta años con menos de diez años de escolaridad, que trabajan principalmente en el comercio, la industria y el transporte. En los últimos años tanto la edad promedio como los años de escolaridad de este grupo en general han ido aumentando. Los resultados econométricos sugieren un efecto positivo de la educación sobre la informalidad a nivel local, que podría explicar la reducción en las brechas regionales de informalidad. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2021-07-25 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer reviewed Article application/pdf text/xml https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/12598 10.19053/01203053.v40.n72.2021.12598 Apuntes del Cenes; Vol. 40 No. 72 (2021); 115-148 Apuntes del Cenes; Vol. 40 Núm. 72 (2021); 115-148 2256-5779 0120-3053 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/12598/10956 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/12598/13287 Copyright (c) 2021 John Ariza, Floro Alexander Retajac http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | modelos probabilísticos. América Latina. economía informal educación economía del trabajo mercado laboral Probabilities informal economy education labor economics informal labor markets Ariza, John Retajac, Floro Alexander Composition and Evolution of the Labor Informality in Colombia During 2009-2019 |
| title | Composition and Evolution of the Labor Informality in Colombia During 2009-2019 |
| title_alt | Composición y evolución de la informalidad laboral en Colombia durante el período 2009-2019 |
| title_full | Composition and Evolution of the Labor Informality in Colombia During 2009-2019 |
| title_fullStr | Composition and Evolution of the Labor Informality in Colombia During 2009-2019 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Composition and Evolution of the Labor Informality in Colombia During 2009-2019 |
| title_short | Composition and Evolution of the Labor Informality in Colombia During 2009-2019 |
| title_sort | composition and evolution of the labor informality in colombia during 2009 2019 |
| topic | modelos probabilísticos. América Latina. economía informal educación economía del trabajo mercado laboral Probabilities informal economy education labor economics informal labor markets |
| topic_facet | modelos probabilísticos. América Latina. economía informal educación economía del trabajo mercado laboral Probabilities informal economy education labor economics informal labor markets |
| url | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/12598 |
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