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Primeras experiencias laborales de los profesionales colombianos: probabilidad de empleo formal y salarios

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Resumen: Este documento usa información única sobre los graduados de pregrado de todas las instituciones de educación superior de Colombia en el ano 2007, con el objetivo de analizar: i) la probabilidad de encontrar un empleo formal, y ii) los salarios de aquellos que encuentran dicho trabajo. Los resultados indican que existen diferencias sustanciales en la probabilidad de encontrar un empleo formal según el área del conocimiento y la región -que alcanzan los veinte puntos porcentuales-, más no así por tipo de universidad y género. Adicionalmente, se encuentran diferencias salariales significativas a nivel regional y por área de conocimiento, así como por tipo de universidad y género.Abstract: This paper uses unique information on the 2007 cohort of college graduates from all higher education institutions in Colombia to analyze: i) the probability of finding a job in the formal sector, and ii) the wages of those who find such a job. The findings suggest that there are sizeable differences in the probability of finding a formal job by area of knowledge and region, which can be as large as twenty percentage points. There are, however, no differences by university type and sex in the probability of inding a formal job. In addition, there exist regional and area-of-knowledge differentials in wages, as well as wage differences by gender and by type of university.

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  • Barón, Juan David, 2012. "Primeras experiencias laborales de los profesionales colombianos: probabilidad de empleo formal y salarios," Revista Lecturas de Economía, Universidad de Antioquia, CIE, June.
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    salarios; recién graduados; mercado laboral; áreas de estudio;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population

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