La baja productividad agropecuaria de Colombia limita la competitividad del país (OECD, 2015). Así, son necesarias una serie de acciones estructurales para acelerar las mejoras de la productividad y de la competitividad, y para facilitar el desarrollo rural, los encadenamientos, las prácticas sostenibles amigables con el medio ambiente, y la internacionalización. En especial, el sector de la agricultura está sujeto a ...

and the physical and social environment where they operate. Regarding these aspects, the widest differences between Colombia, the OECD countries and some peers in Latin America and the Caribbean are the average hours worked, informality and income. In order...

description of the process Colombia made to enter the OECD and the benefits other developing countries experienced, on economic growth and foreign direct investment, after they gain their access to this organization. Taking this into account, we identified two...

, but generated interpretations among some of the latter that merit reflection. Admission to the OECD comes at a good time for the country. Colombia is in a period of economic recovery and the entry into the OECD could help the country to accelerate...

Colombia is the third country in Latin America to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In terms of labor market, the most notorious difference between Colombia and the other countries members of the OECD...

Los mecanismos de protección al desempleo se han implementado alrededor del mundo para ayudar a reducir el impacto negativo de la pérdida de empleo, y facilitar la obtención de un nuevo trabajo a través de los seguros de búsqueda de empleo. Estos mecanismos de protección contribuyen a prevenir situaciones de pobreza, al reducir el impacto negativo sobre los ingresos de los hogares, limitan la informalidad y apoyan el ...

The proportion of the salary that the workers must destine to the payment of the tax on the personal income and of the contributions to the social security is lower in Latin America and the Caribbean than the OECD. The difference between the two...

for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which are the most economically advanced countries....

agreements in place. Compared to OECD and other Latin American countries, general service support is very limited. Direct producer support, provided by protection and some fiscal resources, is more important, but it is highly dependent on the real exchange...

In the last thirty years, union representation has faced a series of challenges associated with technological, organizational changes and new forms of contracting. In fact, according to data from the OECD, union density, defined as the ratio...