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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0121-4772</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cuadernos de Economía]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cuad. Econ.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0121-4772</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional de Colombia]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0121-47722017000300077</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15446/cuad.econ.v36n72.65820</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Labour income inequality and the informal sector in Colombian cities]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Desigualdad de ingresos laborales y el sector informal en ciudades colombianas]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="fr"><![CDATA[Inégalité des revenus du travail et le secteur informel dans les villes colombiennes]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Desigualdade na receita dos trabalhadores e no setor informal nas cidades colombianas]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ariza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[John]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Montes-Rojas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gabriel]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Tolima Departamento de Economía y Finanzas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ibagué ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Departament d&#8217;Economia Aplicada ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Barcelona ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>36</volume>
<numero>spe72</numero>
<fpage>77</fpage>
<lpage>98</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0121-47722017000300077&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0121-47722017000300077&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0121-47722017000300077&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Labour markets in developing countries are crucial to determine income inequality. In this paper, we use a panel data approach to study the effect of the informal sector on labour income inequality for thirteen cities in Colombia from 2002-2015. We use the rate of underemployment, the average duration of unemployment and the intensity of forced migration from armed conflicts as instruments for the urban informal sector. Results suggest that the informal sector has a positive and statistically significant effect on labour income inequality, which implies that an increase by one percentage point in the informal sector increases the Gini coefficient of labour income by about 0.07. JEL: J31, J46, J81, O54.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Los mercados de trabajo en países en desarrollo son claves para determinar la desigualdad de ingresos. En este artículo usamos un enfoque de datos de panel para estudiar el efecto de la informalidad laboral sobre la desigualdad de los ingresos laborales para trece ciudades en Colombia durante el periodo 2002-2015. Instrumentamos la tasa urbana de informalidad laboral con la tasa de subempleo, la duración promedio del desempleo y con el flujo de personas de desplazamiento forzado. Los resultados sugieren que la informalidad laboral tiene un efecto positivo y estadísticamente significativo sobre la desigualdad de ingresos laborales. Un aumento de 1 punto porcentual en la tasa de informalidad laboral incrementa el coeficiente de Gini en 0,07. JEL: J31, J46, J81, O54.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="fr"><p><![CDATA[Résumé Les marchés de travail dans les pays en développement sont essentiels pour pour déterminer l&#8217;inégalité des revenus. Dans cet article, nous utilisons une approche de données de panel pour étudier l'effet de l&#8217;informalité du travail sur l&#8217;inégalité des revenus salariaux pour trois villes de Colombie pendant la période 2002-2015. Nous mettons en relation le taux urbain d&#8217;informalité du travail et le taux de sous-emploi, la durée moyenne du chômage et le flux de personnes du déplacement forcé. Les résultats suggèrent que l&#8217;informalité du travail a un effet positif et statistiquement significatif sur l&#8217;inégalité des revenus salariaux. Une augmentation de 1 pour cent du taux d&#8217;informalité du travail augmente le coefficient de Gini de 0,07. JEL: J31, J46, J81, O54.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo Os mercados de trabalho nos países em desenvolvimento são peça chave para determinar a desigualdade de receitas. Nesse artigo usamos uma abordagem de dados em painel para estudar o efeito da informalidade trabalhista quanto à desigualdade nas receitas dos trabalhadores em treze cidades na Colômbia durante o período 2002-2015. Comparamos a estatística urbana de informalidade trabalhista com a de subemprego, a duração média do desemprego e levamos em conta o fluxo de retirantes forçados. Os resultados sugerem que a informalidade trabalhista tem um efeito positivo e estatisticamente significativo sobre a desigualdade na receita dos trabalhadores. Um aumento de 1 ponto percentual na estatística da informalidade trabalhista que incrementa coeficiente de Gini em 0,07. JEL: J31, J46, J81, O54.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Income inequality]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[informalidad laboral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[América Latina]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="fr"><![CDATA[inégalité du revenu]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="fr"><![CDATA[informalité du travail]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="fr"><![CDATA[Amérique latine]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[informalidade trabalhista]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[América Latina]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[ocupações]]></kwd>
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