Movilidad intergeneracional ocupacional: probabilidad de ascender a la formalidad en Colombia
El estatus laboral de los padres influencia el futuro laboral de sus hijos y, el resultado de esta interacción podría limitar la movilidad intergeneracional y profundizar las brechas de desigualdad en el mediano y largo plazo. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo determinar si los factores asociados al estatus laboral de los padres afectan las […]
Prepaid electricity and in-home displays: an alternative for the most vulnerable households in Colombia
Exploiting the implementation of a Prepaid Electricity Program in the region ofAntioquia (Colombia), we estimate the impact that switching to a prepaid program has on users’ energy consumption behavior. In particular, we focus the analysis on those that are more vulnerable from a socio-economic perspective. The results show that the new metering scheme and the […]
Price discrimination in informal labor markets in bogotá: an audit experiment during the 2018 fifa world cup
We conducted an audit experiment to examine whether street vendors in Bogot´a (Colombia) exert price discrimination based on buyers’ attributes, such as gender and nationality; and based on product characteristics, such as the increasing marginal valuation of items needed to complete a collection. We exploited the seasonal demand for album stickers related to the FIFA […]
Transit infrastructure and informal housing: assessing an expansion of the medellin’s metrocable system
Transportation policies have an important incidence on the allocation of resources within cities. Therefore, investigating the impacts of transit investment is relevant especially in developing countries where informal housing is highly prevalent and spatial disparities are remarkable. We study the impact of a transit expansion of the Metrocable system in Medellín (Colombia) as a natural […]