Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss sheepskin effects in Colombia based on repeated cross-section or pseudo panel data using cohorts in seven larges cities in Colombia. Design/methodology/approach – A Pseudo Panel Data methodology is used as the basis for determining and...

This article discusses how the conditions of the socioeconomic environment affect mobility at the secondary, middle and upper levels of education. Our analysis focuses on the influence of parents' educational level to evaluate intergenerational mobility in education. Using a logit model of...

This article analyzes the effect of the municipality on the academic result of the Colombian State test student "Saber 11". From linear hierarchical models with quantile regression, our results suggest that the type of municipality has a significant effect on students' academic achievement in...

In the context of the team's theory, this article shows that employees will be communicated, independent of their skill endowment, have a high skill endowment. In this way, the formation teams can lead to groups whose productivity is lower than that exhibited in terms of the skills they...

Este ensayo analiza la formación de convenciones en juegos de coordinaciónsimétrica 2 × 2. En particular, el análisis se restringe ajuegos con iguales niveles de seguridad y se discute que tanto puedeexplicar la teoría de juegos la formación de convenciones.

This article uses the Hungerford and Solon Test [1987] for calculating the sheepskin effect of returns from the education in Colombian labour market in 2000. It was found that the secondary school graduates enjoyed 13% returns whilst a university degree led to 17% returns. The Hungerford and...

Este artículo discute en primer lugardos problemas fundamentales en datosde panel: Las condiciones inicialesy la exogeneidad. En segundo lugar,muestra una aplicación al mercadolaboral español de un probit dinámicopara el periodo 1994-2000.

This article discusses regional labor segmentation using stochastic Markov chains. We present a formal model and derive preliminary results using the evolution of wages in Colombian urban areas. The results show that there was regional labor market segmentation in wages for university graduates...

Este ensayo explora, en forma experimental, cual es el efecto de las características socioeconómicas sobre la consistencia en las preferencias cuando los agentes se encuentran eligiendo entre loterías. El análisis parte de un experimento realizado con los estudiantes de la carrera de...

Este documento discute el efecto de la hipótesis de Camegie sobre la participación laboral en un contexto dinámico. Los resultados muestran que las herencias, regalos o loterías disminuyen la participación laboral. Por otro lado, este documento avanza en contrastar la hipótesis de...