Jóvenes trabajadores en Colombia: condiciones actuales y propuestas de política

Abstract

"The adequate incorporation of young people in the labor market is one of the most imperative issues within world-wide agenda of public policies. Without a doubt, in Colombia this subject is of vital importance: unemployment, informality, under-employment and unstable and poor quality employment are more frequent among Colombian young people. The main objective of this document is to present an exhaustive characterization of the labor conditions of working young people that would assist the design and application of the necessary policies to achieve the satisfactory insertion of this segment of the population in the labor market. In addition to the socio-demographic description of young population in Colombia, we present an evaluation of the factors of labor inequality vulnerable young people face. In this analysis nonparametric statistical methods (Matching estimators) are used to quantify the differences in the remuneration and working conditions using the 2003 Quality of Life Survey."