El presente documento tiene por objetivo caracterizar la informalidad en Colombia. Se discuten las diferentes alternativas que se han considerado para definir y medir la informalidad y, con base en criterios técnicos, se emplea la definición asociada a la no afiliación a seguridad social...

This paper aims to carry out a depiction of labor informality in Colombia. We discuss the different alternatives that have been considered when defining and measuring labor informality and, based on technical criteria, employ the definitions related to the lack of affiliation to social security...

Inequalities in livelihood among socio-economic groups are caused by disparities in job availability, type and sector of employment and earnings there from, and transcend the boundaries of current generation through their impact on capability formation. This paper explores issues of occupational...

El presente documento tiene por objetivo llevar a cabo una caracterización de la informalidad en Colombia. Se discuten las diferentes alternativas que se han considerado para definir y medir la informalidad y, basado en criterios técnicos, se emplea la definición asociada a la no afiliación...

Using Cameroonian data, this paper investigates the effects of social network on job quality. Social network is measured in terms of using friends and relatives while looking for a job. As regards to job quality, two aspects have been taken into consideration: monetary job quality which is...

The last decade has witnessed greater participation of women in the labour market, especially in new arenas of economic activity. While opportunities have increased, traditional biases against women still exist, both while accepting women as workers and while wage setting. This paper explores...

El presente trabajo explora las causas de la deforestación y la pérdida de biodiversidad en Guatemala. El documento se divide en cuatro partes. En la primera, se presenta una generalización sobre la deforestación en Guatemala entre 1950-2000. Así mismo se explora la relación entre...

Poverty, Deforestation and Biodiversity Loss in Guatemala. This paper explores the causes of deforestation and biodiversity loss in Guatemala and is organized into 4 parts. First, an overview about deforestation in Guatemala from 1950-2000 is provided, and the relationship between deforestation...

In this paper we examine educational data whch has a cross-classified structure. A cross-classified value-added multilevel model is proposed for these data and the problem of estimation are discussed in relation to the probllem of an endogenous regressor.