Evidence of discrimination against afrocolombians in the colombian labor market in major cities in 2007.

Arroyo Mina, José Santiago ^[3] ; Belalcazar Fernández, Leonardo ^[1] ; Pinzón Gutiérrez, Luis Felipe ^[2]
1. [1] Pontífica Universidad Javeriana
  
  Pontífica Universidad Javeriana
  
  Colombia
2. [2] Universidad Santiago de Cali
  
  Universidad Santiago de Cali
  
  Colombia
3. [3] Universidad Libre
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Localización: Ecos de Economía, ISSN-e 1657-4206, Vol. 19, Nº. 41, 2015
Idioma: inglés
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- This paper evaluate the hypothesis that race is a determining factor in access to quality employment in Colombia during 2007. Using data from the Large Integrated Household Survey (2007-I), we estimate a generalized ordered logit model. The results provide evidence that individuals self-identified as Afrocolombian have a higher probability of being in a low quality job than other Colombians. This probability is higher by 1.9% in Cali, 3.4% in Bogotá, 12.6% in Barranquilla, 1.8% in Cartagena, 1.1% in Medellin and 3.8% overall in these five cities, results that could indicate that there is racial discrimination against Afrocolombians in the Colombian labor market.