A Taxonomy of Colombia’s Informal Labor Market
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- Fernández, C. & Villar, L., 2016. "A Taxonomy of Colombia’s Informal Labor Market," Research Department working papers 1338, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica.
- Cristina Fernández & Leonardo Villar, 2016. "A Taxonomy of Colombia’s Informal Labor Market," Working Papers Series. Documentos de Trabajo 15227, Fedesarrollo.
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Keywords
Informalidad; Nivel Educativo; Recomendaciones de Política; Colombia;
All these keywords.JEL classification:
- J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
- J68 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Public Policy
- I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
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