Internal and external validity of the vacancy database
This paper provides an evaluation of the internal and external consistency of the vacancy information. The consistency of the variables within the vacancy database or internal validity shows that the contradictory or inconsistent results that occurred in the Colombian vacancy database were minor, and the magnitude of these measurement errors are insufficient to bias the […]
Possible effects of coronavirus in the colombian labour market
The COVID-19 pandemic and its social distancing measures have brought unprecedentedsocio-economic challenges worldwide. One of the most urgent questions is howthe labour force will be affected by the pandemic. The answer to this question will haveconsiderable impact on the countries’ productivity, poverty and unemployment rates,etc. Consequently, the measurement of jobs which can be performed without […]
Possible uses of labour demand and supply information to reduce skill mismatches
Unemployment and informality are widespread phenomena in the Colombian economy that affect people with different profiles. This working paper discusses how the vacancy database can be used to build a detection system of skill shortages. Also, it elaborates on, for the first time in Colombia, a set of macro indicators within the vacancy database’s labour […]