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Assessing the Employment Public Service: its effects on formal labour insertion in the metropolitan area of Barranquilla, Colombia

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  • Kenkin Morales-González

    (Universidad del Atlántico)

  • William Manjarrés de Ávila

    (Universidad del Atlántico)

  • Sadan de la Cruz Almanza

    (Universidad del Atlántico)

Abstract

This article seeks to measure the effect of the Employment Public Service (SPE) on the probability of accessing formal employment in the metropolitan area of Barranquilla, Colombia. To achieve this objective, two sources of information are combined: the data on people who registered with the SPE in Barranquilla, and a survey of 400 people registered with the same service. With these data, an estimate of the average effect of the SPE is obtained through propensity score matching. The results show that participating in the services offered by the SPE increases the probability of getting formal employment by around 12 %. This study is of special importance for the design of public policies, as it identifies the effects of state intervention in employability in one of the most important cities in Colombia.

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  • Kenkin Morales-González & William Manjarrés de Ávila & Sadan de la Cruz Almanza, 2019. "Assessing the Employment Public Service: its effects on formal labour insertion in the metropolitan area of Barranquilla, Colombia," Lecturas de Economía, Universidad de Antioquia, Departamento de Economía, issue 91, pages 211-239, Julio - D.
    • Handle: RePEc:lde:journl:y:2019:i:91:p:211-239
    DOI: 10.17533/udea.le.n91a07
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    Keywords

    impact assessment; Employment Public Service; labour insertion; propensity score matching;
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    JEL classification:

    • C15 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Statistical Simulation Methods: General
    • C52 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy

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