Marco conceptual para el análisis de la gestión de los asentamientos urbanos informales en Colombia
La Alianza EFI, Economía Formal Inclusiva es un programa científico conformado por diecinueve instituciones de los sectores académico, social y económico; que “busca indagar causas y consecuencias de la informalidad, de cara a mejorar la comprensión del fenómeno, formular, diseñar e implementar programas que ayuden a mejorar recomendaciones de política dirigidas a enfrentarla” (Alianza EFI, […]
Pobreza monetaria y multidimensional en Bogotá
Las economías de escala presentes en las ciudades han jugado un rol preponderante en la reducción de la pobreza, tanto monetaria como multidimensional. Los rendimientos crecientes que generan las vecindades han favorecido el mejoramiento de las condiciones de vida. Dicha tendencia es generalizada en Colombia y el mundo. Las ciudades han permitido el acceso a […]
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 […]
Regulation and informality: effects of land plan regulations on the proliferation of informal settlements
The effect of regulation on the proliferation of informal settlements is unclear. While stricter regulations can provide policy makers with tools for control them (welfare economic approach), they can also constitute a form of exclusion that forces many segments of the population to choose the informal market (exclusionary purpose). Based on an event study and […]
Spatial heterogeneity of housing prices in formal and informal settlements: a GWR hedonic model for segmented markets in cali
This paper studies the factors associated with differential prices in segmented housing markets. Despite the breadth of the literature addressing this issue, a gap remains in the investigation of differential prices in areas where formal and informal settlements coexist. Based on primary data from more than 550 households, we calibrated a Geographically Weighted Regressions (GWR) […]
The external effects of public housing developments on informal housing: the case of Medellín, Colombia
Provision of new subsidized housing projects has proven to be an effective alternative to reduce the high level of quantitative housing deficit in developing countries. However less is known about how these housing projects affect the quality of the surrounding habitat, especially when projects are located in areas with high levels of precarious housing. Using […]
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 […]
Transporte público y heterogeneidad de la informalidad laboral: evidencia para metrocable línea j de medellín
La literatura ha evidenciado que el transporte público es una herramienta esencial para reducir el desajuste espacial y con ello, la informalidad laboral, porque puede mejorar la asignación de trabajadores de la economía informal cerca del hogar, a la formal en el centro de la ciudad. Sin embargo, es posible que su impacto puede darse […]