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CASTRO PUELLO, Jorge Alberto; ARIZA ESTEVEZ, José Guillermo  y  ARDILA DELGADO, Armando. The Inactive Population in Colombia and its Regional Characteristics. An Analysis from Micro Factorial Decomposition Models. Lect. Econ. [online]. 2022, n.96, pp.31-70.  Epub 02-Mayo-2022. ISSN 0120-2596.  https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.le.n96a343954.

This document tries to explain the differences in labor inactivity rates between each department of Colombia and the rest of the country. This differential is broken down by distinguishing between discrepancies in observable characteristics (i.e., age distribution, percentage of men and women, income, employability, etc.) and differences in unobservable characteristics (culture, traditions, etc.). For this we use a micro factorial decomposition model for nonlinear models applied to a probit model on the decision of whether or not to be inactive at work. There are 4 subgroups of departments depending on which factor most influences the definition of their labor participation. It was found that it is more common to find departments with a higher rate of inactivity attributed to unobservable factors.

Palabras clave : labor participation rate; labor market; micro factorial decomposition; regional economies; probit.

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