The main objective of this research is to estimate and analyze the temporal changes in income mobility between generations in Argentina. For this, the concept of equality of opportunity is considered which offers a natural approach to evaluate the processes of intergenerational mobility (IM). In...

The main objective of this research is to estimate and analyze the temporal changes in income mobility between generations in Argentina. For this, the concept of equality of opportunity is considered which offers a natural approach to evaluate the processes of intergenerational mobility (IM). In...

Si la educación y los ingresos de los individuos dependen de características heredadas, la inequidad se perpetúa y la política social tiene un menor espacio para corregir este fenómeno. Este estudio, por un lado, presenta algunas medidas de movilidad social para Colombia y, por otro, simula...

Este trabajo evalúa el impacto del ingreso, la movilidad social y la justicia social sobre la felicidad y la demanda de redistribución. A partir de los datos de la Encuesta Social y Política de 2007 de la Universidad de los Andes e Invamer Gallup, la primera parte del trabajo revela que, a...

The achievement of gender equality in the labor market is not only a desirable goal by itself, but by its effects on growth and welfare. Based on such acknowledgement, this research quantifies the effects of gender gaps in employment, participation, occupational segregation and labor income,...

Spanish Abstract: La industria en Colombia se desarrolló con una importante participación de las mujeres obreras. En 1945, las obreras en la industria colombiana ganaban, en promedio, el 60% del salario de sus compañeros hombres. Este artículo utiliza los datos del Censo Industrial de 1945...

The achievement of gender equality in the labor market is not only a desirable goal by itself, but by its effects on growth and welfare. Based on such acknowledgement, this research quantifies the effects of gender gaps in employment, participation, occupational segregation and labor income,...