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Effects of Colombia's Social Protection System on Workers' Choice between Formal and Informal Employment

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dc.contributor.authorCamacho, Adriana
dc.contributor.authorConover, Emily
dc.contributor.authorHoyos, Alejandro
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-01T20:57:58Z
dc.date.available2013-10-01T20:57:58Z
dc.date.issued2013-08
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines whether the Colombian government's expansion of social programs in the early 1990s, particularly the publicly provided health insurance, discouraged formal employment. Using household survey data and variation across municipalities in the onset of interviews for the SISBEN, the instrument used to identify beneficiaries for public health insurance, it shows robust and consistent estimates of an increase in informal employment of approximately 4 percentage points. Similar results are obtained using an alternative dataset, consisting of a panel of individuals interviewed for the first and second SISBEN. The findings suggest that marginal individuals optimized when deciding whether to participate in the formal sector.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/18092449/effects-colombias-social-protection-system-workers-choice-between-formal-informal-employment
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6564
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15995
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6564
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGE CATEGORY
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectBUSINESS CYCLES
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDENTAL CARE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDOMESTIC WORKERS
dc.subjectDOWNWARD BIAS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectENFORCEMENT OF LAWS
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY COMPOSITION
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFIRING COSTS
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE COVERAGE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE REFORM
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH PLAN
dc.subjectHEALTH REFORM
dc.subjectHEALTH REFORMS
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR REFORM
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectHOSPITAL CARE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectILLNESSES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINFORMAL LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectJOB SECURITY
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectKIDS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR LAWS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REFORMS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET RIGIDITIES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR REGULATION
dc.subjectLABOR REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR RELATIONS
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET REFORM
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEATHER INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE CHANGES
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMATERNITY CARE
dc.subjectMEDICINES
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNEWBORNS
dc.subjectNON-WAGE COSTS
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectOLDER PEOPLE
dc.subjectOUTPATIENT SERVICES
dc.subjectPAYROLL TAXES
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY DECISIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUS
dc.subjectPREVIOUS RESULTS
dc.subjectPREVIOUS STUDIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectRETAIL TRADE
dc.subjectSECRETARY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSIBLINGS
dc.subjectSICK LEAVE
dc.subjectSOCIAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectSPOUSES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED POOR
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectUNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKING-AGE POPULATION
dc.subjectWORKPLACE
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectYOUNG WORKERS
dc.titleEffects of Colombia's Social Protection System on Workers' Choice between Formal and Informal Employmenten
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okr.associatedcontenthttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/24193 Journal article (version of record)
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crossref.titleEffects of Colombia's Social Protection System on Workers' Choice between Formal and Informal Employment
okr.date.disclosure2013-08-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:03:21.839783Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/18092449/effects-colombias-social-protection-system-workers-choice-between-formal-informal-employment
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid930341468262129615
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6564
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18092449
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryColombia
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicHealth Systems Development and Reform
okr.unitPartnerships, Capacity Building Unit, Development Economics Vice Presidency
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