Social Security Distortions onto the Labor Market : Estimates for Colombia

This paper identifies and quantifies three distortions caused by the existing social security and social assistance systems in Colombia. These distortions refer to the discrepancy between the cost of formal social security for the employer and the...

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Main Authors:	Cuesta, Jose, Olivera, Mauricio
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AGGREGATE DEMAND ARMED CONFLICT BASIC SANITATION BUSINESS FAILURE CATEGORIES OF WORKERS CENSUS OF POPULATION CHILD LABOR CITIZENS CULTURAL CHANGE DISABILITIES DISCUSSIONS DISMISSAL DISPLACEMENT DRINKING WATER DROPOUT EARNING ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SHOCK ECONOMIC SHOCKS ELDERLY EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT HISTORY ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS FAMILIES FAMILY COMPOSITION FAMILY WELFARE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH REFORM HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD NUMBER HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL ILLNESS INCOME DISTRIBUTIONS INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INFORMAL SECTOR INJURIES INSURANCE SCHEMES INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC CRISIS INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION INVENTORY JOB MARKET JOB TRAINING JOBS LABOR COSTS LABOR DISTRIBUTION LABOR EARNING LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET REFORM LABOR MARKET RIGIDITIES LABOR MIGRATION LABOR ORGANIZATION LABOR RELATIONS LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR LABOUR MARKET LABOUR MARKET POLICIES LARGE CITIES LIVING CONDITIONS MARGINAL COSTS MARKET EQUILIBRIUM MIGRATION MINIMUM WAGE MINIMUM WAGES MORTALITY NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS OCCUPATION OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY OCCUPATIONS OLD AGE OLD-AGE PAYROLL TAXES PENSIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER PRESENT VALUE PREVIOUS JOB PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITY OF LIFE RESPECT RETIREMENT RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE SAFETY SAFETY NET SALARIED WORKER SALARIED WORKERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SEVERANCE PAY SEVERANCE PAYMENTS SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL CONCERN SOCIAL EXPENDITURES SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SPOUSE TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNIONS URBAN POPULATION VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGE LEVEL WAGE LEVELS WORKER WORKERS WORKFORCE WORKING HOURS WORKING POPULATION WORKING-AGE POPULATION YOUNG PEOPLE
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Social Security Distortions onto the Labor Market : Estimates for Colombia

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