IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/ajp/edwast/v9y2025i2p1019-1026id4642.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Returns to education of Colombian care workers before and after the COVID 19 pandemic

Author

Listed:
  • Dustin Tahisin Gómez Rodríguez
  • Ehyder Mario Barbosa Perez

Abstract

This article aims to examine how human capital is reflected in the field of care work in Colombia, emphasizing its relevance for the sustainable progress of the country, both before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. A quantitative methodology was employed, conducting a microeconometric model through Mincerian equations with data from the Integrated Household Survey (GEIH) provided by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) for the periods 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022. The main conclusion highlights the intrinsic relationship between human capital, care jobs, and the Colombian reality, underscoring the complexity and multidimensionality of these aspects. While investment in skill and knowledge development is crucial for the country's advancement, the lack of visibility and recognition of care jobs, despite their critical impact on society, poses a significant challenge.

Suggested Citation

  • Dustin Tahisin Gómez Rodríguez & Ehyder Mario Barbosa Perez, 2025. "Returns to education of Colombian care workers before and after the COVID 19 pandemic," Edelweiss Applied Science and Technology, Learning Gate, vol. 9(2), pages 1019-1026.
    • Handle: RePEc:ajp:edwast:v:9:y:2025:i:2:p:1019-1026:id:4642
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://learning-gate.com/index.php/2576-8484/article/view/4642/1775
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ajp:edwast:v:9:y:2025:i:2:p:1019-1026:id:4642. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Melissa Fernandes (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://learning-gate.com/index.php/2576-8484/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.