In this paperwork we analyze certain aspects of the origin of professional disease in Colombia and we highlight some important challenges and dilemmas of social system that Colombian workers recently stand up to. We base our research upon a database of 185 workers that claim professional origin...

Assessing the progressivity of a fiscal system is relevant to develop a global idea on the extent of redistribution. In this paper we assess the evolution of progressivity over time and how economic shocks and government fiscal policy affects its design. The social performance of fiscal...