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La corte constitucional y la flexibilidad del mercado laboral

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Luis Eduardo Fajardo (Universidad del Rosario)
Juan Carlos Guataquí (Universidad del Rosario)

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This document presents a number of theoretical and practical arguments to explain how constitutional jurisprudence (rulings on the constitutionality of laws and on the “acción de tutela”) has become a factor affecting the flexibility of labor legislation in Colombia. Two examples are presented. One of them deals with the acción de tutela, the other with a lawsuit demanding the unconstitutionality of a law. The latter example is formalized through a microeconomic model taken from the producer’s theory to demonstrate how a reduction in the degree of flexibility in labor contracts may affect decisions on wage levels and/or employment.

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Article provided by Universidad Externado de Colombia - Facultad de Economía in its journal Revista de Economía Institucional.

Volume (Year): 2 (2000)
Issue (Month): 3 (July-december)
Pages: 80-103
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Keywords: constitution; labor legislation; contracts; labor market flexibility;

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E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomics: Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution
K12 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Contract Law
K31 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Labor Law

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  1. Jorge Enrique Coronel López, 2005. "El Desempleo en Colombia y su metodología de cálculo: ¿disimulo a un grave problema?," Revista Semestre Economico, UNIVERSIDAD DE MEDELLÍN. [Downloadable!]
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