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Quantifying Green Job Potential in Colombia: A Task-Based Approach

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  • Oscar Becerra
  • Juana Piñeros-Ruíz

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This paper examines the impact of the green transition on the Colombian labor market. Using a task-based approach and data from the 2022 Colombian Household Survey, we find that approximately 22.6% of Colombian employment is linked to green tasks, with 15.9% directly affected by the green transition. While these figures are in line with global estimates, most jobs will not change significantly. Green jobs are concentrated among men, urban residents, and higher-educated workers with STEM degrees in managerial roles, who also earn more and are located at the top of the income distribution. In addition, the tasks and skills of occupations of workers with a lower prevalence of jobs limit their mobility to green jobs. This suggests a need for targeted training programs to facilitate the transition of non-green workers to green occupations, given the limited transferability of skills between these types of jobs.

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  • Oscar Becerra & Juana Piñeros-Ruíz, 2024. "Quantifying Green Job Potential in Colombia: A Task-Based Approach," Working Paper d8072be0-304a-479e-8879-9, Agence française de développement.
    • Handle: RePEc:avg:wpaper:en17614
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    Colombie;

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    • Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics

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