Abstract

SANCHEZ TORRES, Roberto Mauricio. Characteristics and identification of working poor in Colombia, 2002-2012. Rev.econ.inst. [online]. 2015, vol.17, n.32, pp.295-315. ISSN 0124-5996.  https://doi.org/10.18601/01245996.v17n32.10.

This paper is an approach to the study of the working poor in Colombia. The purpose is to analyze poverty linked to types of labor insertion, Using data from the Continuous Household Survey and the Large Integrated Household Survey, it analyses main poverty indicators for the workers, and poverty decomposition by geographical area between 2002 and 2012. In addition, it offers a socio-demographic and occupational characterization of the working poor, concluding that the composition of the labor market and the type of labor insertion are determinants of low income.

Keywords : poverty; labor insertion; labor market.

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