This paper evaluates the extent of wage rigidities in Colombia over a period, 2002-2014, in which the fall in … unemployment was relatively slow with respect to sustained economic growth. Following Holden and Wulfsberg (2009), we compute a … description of the wage setting rule in Colombia, compare it with the common one in the advanced economies, and call for a far …

of time-varying policy and institutional regressors. Yet another is our examination of unemployment and participation … lower participation, even if the unemployment effects are muted. Although we report some similar findings to Neumark and …

regional unemployment. Consequently, using detail individual data from 2004/2005, we analyze the annual hikes in the minimum … probabilities. Our results reveal that the minimum wage has had a significant impact on increasing regional unemployment and …

domains with macro-structural relevance (employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits, wage setting). Reforms tend … improved activity rates and lower unemployment. …

reforms is positively associated with the unemployment rate, the simultaneous implementation of fiscal consolidation measures … unemployment rate in the short run when they are approved during contractionary periods-while they have a non-significant effect …