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

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

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...

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Main Authors: José Santiago Arroyo Mina, Leonardo Belalcazar Fernández, Luis Felipe Pinzón Gutiérrez, Andrés Herminsul Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad EAFIT 2015-12-01
Series:Ecos de Economía
Subjects:
Labor discrimination
race
job quality
logit models
Online Access:http://publicaciones.eafit.edu.co/index.php/ecos-economia/article/view/3347
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1657-4206

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