Transportation services play a critical role across all sectors of the economy by facilitating the movement of goods and services at all production levels. Although not all goods produced in a country require transportation due to inventory accumulation in industries and businesses or because…
Pulido-Mahecha, Karen L.
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At the end of each year, Colombia follows a negotiation protocol that leads to an increase in the minimum wage either by agreement between the parties or, in the absence of such agreement, by government decision. Despite evidence of its adverse effects on the labor market (formal…
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At the end of 2021, the labor market showed signs of a sluggish recovery, at a notably slower pace than economic activity. With seasonally adjusted figures from the household survey, job creation in the national aggregate saw a pause in October and November, due largely to a downturn in…
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The recovery in total employment observed since mid-2020 came to a halt in the early months of 2020, largely because of the waves of Covid-19 contagion, which involved self-care responses on the part of individuals, as well the implementation of isolation measures in several cities to lessen…
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After being stagnant for the first half of the year, employment grew again in July and August. This upturn in employment has been particularly marked in the intermediate municipalities and rural areas. Going by segments of national employment, non-wage employment—which had slowed down in…
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This paper identifies Okun´s law in Colombia between 1984 and 2016 using a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) as there is evidence of a long-term relationship between the unemployment rate and the GDP. Results suggest that after a one percent increase in GDP, the unemployment rate is reduced…
