This paper discusses the effect of the minimum wage level on the decision to join the informal job sector. We estimate a pseudo panel of the engagement in the informal sector using an IV-probit. The findings show that an increase in the minimum wage level leads to a substitution effect between...

This paper analyzes the quality of jobs in Colombia in 2009. The results shows progress with the quality of jobs in Colombia, but the level is not enough to secure employment of quality. We also, test endogeneity of education and propose a way to correct endogeneity and obtain consistent and...

This paper discuses the effect of the minimum wage on the decision to join the informal job sector. We estimated a pseudo panel of the engagement in the informal sector using an IV-probit. The findings show that an increase in the minimum wage leads to a substitution effect between young and...

Critical thinking and writing skills are necessary competencies for effective communication, problem resolution, and analysis in economics. Although there are several different approaches to evaluate critical thinking and writing skills, rubrics is an evaluation tool which provides more...

Spanish Abstract: Este artículo analiza empíricamente los determinantes de las decisiones sobre innovación de las firmas manufactureras colombianas. En particular, estudia la posibilidad de que exista algún grado de dependencia entre la innovación en productos y en procesos. Estima un...

Spanish Abstract: Este artículo analiza los principales factores microeconométricos correlacionados con la demanda de educación universitaria en Colombia con datos de las encuestas de hogares del DANE, mediante la estimación robusta de modelos de elección discreta. Entre los resultados más...