Colombia has the highest number of internally displaced refugees in the world after Syria. The decade-long ongoing armed conflict between the Colombian police and the armed forces, paramilitaries, and guerilla groups has caused 5.7 million people—more than ten percent of the population—to...

Policy programs in developing countries aimed at supporting certain sectors of the population in individual areas play a crucial role in development cooperation. Examples include programs to improve access to education. But what impact do such programs really have? The present study by DIW...

Using the 2003 and 2008 Quality of Life Surveys, we identify the factors that affect housing tenure decisions in Colombia and explore the determinants of the demand for rentals and purchases. Variables affecting the choice between buying and renting include civil status, education, age of the...

Kolumbien ist nach Syrien das Land mit der weltweit größten Anzahl an Binnenflüchtlingen. Der jahrzehntelange und bis heute andauernde bewaffnete Konflikt zwischender kolumbianischen Polizei und den Streitkräften, paramilitärischen Gruppen und Guerillagruppierungen hat 5,7 Millionen...

Politikprogramme in Entwicklungsländern, die bestimmte Bevölkerungsschichten in einzelnen Bereichen unterstützen sollen, spielen eine wichtige Rolle in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. Ein Beispiel sind Programme, die den Zugang zu Bildung verbessern sollen. Doch was können solche Programme...

Public education is one of the largest components of the public sector in Colombia, in term of its size, share of public expenditures, and geographic coverage. In 1997, Colombia had 85 thousand educational establishments, 390 thousand teachers, and 8.6 million students. In addition, public...

En este trabajo se presentan la metodología y los resultados de la evaluación de impacto del programa Jóvenes Rurales Emprendedores del Sena (JRE). Una vez aplicada la metodología Propensity Score Matching (PSM), diferencias en diferencias y la combinación de ambas, se encontró que...

Abstract. Este documento presenta la evaluación de dos programas ejecutados por el SENA - Formación Técnica y Tecnológica (FTyT) y Formación Especializada del Recurso Humano Vinculado a las Empresas (FE). En el caso de FTyT se emplea un enfoque cuantitativo mientras que en el caso de FE se...

Inflation in the euro area has been below the European Central Bank's target for almost a year now and it is also expected to remain at a very low level in the near future. On the one hand, such a low level of inflation is not in line with the ECB's objective. On the other hand, there is the...

The European Central Bank (ECB) decided at its Council meeting in January to implement a comprehensive program to purchase bonds, including euro area government bonds. The purchases are intended to anchor the rate of inflation and inflation expectations at below but close to two percent again....