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Características de la población ocupada en Colombia: un análisis del perfil de los formales e informales

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  • Salinas Rincón, José Daniel
  • González Arismendy, Sara Isabel
  • Marín, Leidy Johana

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Resumen: En este trabajo se examinan las características de la población ocupada en Colombia y la recompensa del mercado a cambios en estas, distinguiendo entre trabajadores formales e informales a partir de los enfoques (OIT y Legalidad). Esta caracterización se realiza estimando modelos tipo probit para obtener los perfiles de la población económicamente activa (ocupados, desocupados y desempleados), y posteriormente se analizan las características que afectan los ingresos de los ocupados (formales e informales) haciendo uso de funciones de ingreso Mincerianas con corrección de sesgo de selección. Los ejercicios econométricos se realizan para los anos 2001, 2003 y 2006. En los principales resultados se observa que las mujeres y los trabajadores por cuenta propia son primordialmente, quienes conforman el sector informal. Los ingresos de los ocupados formales son más sensibles a incrementos en los niveles educativos y los de los informales a incrementos en la experiencia; efectos marginales que son más notorios para los asalariados. / Abstract: This work analyses the main characteristics of occupied population in Colombia and how the labor market rewards changes in worker’s profile. We emphasize on differences between formal and informal workers based on two definitions of the informal sector: ILO and legalist. First, we estimate Probit models to characterize the main statuses of the economically active population (workers, unemployed and inactive population), and distinguish between formal and informal workers. Second, we analyze how the workers’ profile affects their labor income through Mincer equations with correction for selfselection bias. These equations were estimated for years 2001, 2003 and 2006. We found that the informal sector is mainly composed of women and self-employed workers. The labor income of formal workers is more sensible to changes in educational level, whereas the labor income of informal workers is more sensible to changes in experience. Marginal effects are more evident for salaried workers than for the self-employed.

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  • Salinas Rincón, José Daniel & González Arismendy, Sara Isabel & Marín, Leidy Johana, 2012. "Características de la población ocupada en Colombia: un análisis del perfil de los formales e informales," Borradores Departamento de Economía 17536, Universidad de Antioquia, CIE.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000196:017536
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    Keywords

    Ocupados; sector informal; capital humano; OIT; legalidad; asalariados; cuenta propia;
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    JEL classification:

    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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