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Cyclical Variations in Participation and Employment in Urban Labor Markets: the Case of Colombia and Mexico

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  • Emmanuel Skoufias
  • Mauricio Santa María
  • Laura A. Ripani

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“Este artículo examina dos preguntas (relacionadas) acerca del comportamiento del mercado laboral en México y Colombia. La primera tiene que ver con la respuesta, en términos de dirección y magnitud, de la participación laboral y el empleo ante cambios en la demanda agregada. La segunda es sobre las diferencias de esta sensibilidad al ciclo para diferentes grupos de edad, habilidades y género. Los hallazgos principales permiten concluir que, en ambos países, cuando la demanda agregada cae (y por ende el desempleo agregado aumenta), las mujeres adultas, los adolescentes de ambos géneros y los individuos mayores de 65 anos entran a participar en el mercado laboral. El efecto neto de la entrada de estos nuevos trabajadores es un incremento en la proporción de la población total que se encuentra empleada (aunque la tasa de desempleo agregada puede aumentar), a pesar de un descenso en la actividad económica agregada. Estos hallazgos generan implicaciones de política importantes para México y Colombia.”

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  • Emmanuel Skoufias & Mauricio Santa María & Laura A. Ripani, 2007. "Cyclical Variations in Participation and Employment in Urban Labor Markets: the Case of Colombia and Mexico," Coyuntura Social 12868, Fedesarrollo.
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    Keywords

    Mercado Laboral; Participación Laboral; Desempleo; Empleo; Políticas Laborales; Ciclo Económico;
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    JEL classification:

    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General
    • J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
    • 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
    • J60 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - General

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