Evidence of Discrimination Against Afrocolombians in the Colombian Labor Market in Major Cities in 2007

Ecos de Economía: A Latin American Journal of Applied Economics

José Santiago Arroyo Mina⁴  Leonardo Belalcazar Fernández¹  Andrés Herminsul Franco²  Luis Felipe Pinzón Gutiérrez³ 

[1] Pontificia Universidad Javeriana- Cali;Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - Cali;Universidad Santiago de Cali;Universidad Libre, Colombia. Investigador del Grupo Desarrollo Económico y Economía Internacional, Universidad Santiago de Cali.

关键词: Labor discrimination;    race;    job quality;    logit models;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Universidad Eafit

【 摘 要 】

This paper evaluate the hypothesis that race is a determining factor in access to quality employment in Colombia during 2007.  Using data from the Large Integrated Household Survey (2007-I), we estimate a generalized ordered logit model.  The results provide evidence that individuals self-identified as Afrocolombian have a higher  probability of being in a low quality job than other Colombians.  This probability is higher by 1.9% in Cali, 3.4% in Bogotá, 12.6% in Barranquilla, 1.8% in Cartagena, 1.1% in Medellin and 3.8% overall in these five cities, results that could indicate that there is racial discrimination against Afrocolombians in the Colombian labor market. 

【 授权许可】

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