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Factores socioeconómicos asociados al trabajo infantil y la asistencia escolar en Colombia

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  • Alexandra Cortés Aguilar
  • Ismael Estrada Cañas
  • Isaac Guerrero Rincón

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Este artículo analiza los determinantes socioeconómicos del trabajo infantil en Colombia, teniendo en cuenta la interrelación entre trabajo infantil y asistencia escolar. A partir de la Encuesta Nacional de Trabajo Infantil de 2011, se estiman tres modelos probit bivariados (rural, urbano y total) en los que las decisiones de trabajo y estudio de los menores están explicadas por factores individuales, familiares y del entorno social. Los resultados validan el axioma de sustitución e indican la existencia de un trade-off entre trabajo infantil y asistencia escolar. Asimismo, se demuestra que el fenómeno es más persistente en contra de los ninos en zonas rurales y se establece que el bienestar de los menores disminuye cuando sus padres son muy jóvenes.

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  • Alexandra Cortés Aguilar & Ismael Estrada Cañas & Isaac Guerrero Rincón, 2017. "Factores socioeconómicos asociados al trabajo infantil y la asistencia escolar en Colombia," Revista Finanzas y Politica Economica, Universidad Católica de Colombia, vol. 10(1), pages 135-151, November.
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    Keywords

    trabajo infantil; escolaridad; ingreso de los hogares; condiciones sociales; Organización Internacional del Trabajo.;
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    JEL classification:

    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy

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