Ingresos Y Educación En El Sector Rural Colombiano (Income and Education in the Colombian Rural Sector)

Revista de Economía Institucional, Vol. 20, No. 38, 2018

25 Pages Posted: 25 Apr 2018

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Jaime Tenjo

Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano - Department of Economics, International Trade and Social Policy

Carlos Alberto Jaimes Castro

Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano

Date Written: April 6, 2018

Abstract

Spanish Abstract: En este artículo se presentan algunas estimaciones del ingreso en el sector rural colombiano como un todo y para la agricultura y el resto del sector. Los resultados indican que en el sector rural hay una alta segmentación por género y que los retornos de la educación son muy bajos, especialmente en la agricultura. Una hipótesis para explicar estos bajos retornos es la falta de factores complementarios como acceso a la tierra, asistencia técnica y bienes públicos en general.

English Abstract: This article presents some estimates of income in the Colombian rural sector as a whole and for agriculture and the rest of the sector. The results indicate that in the rural sector there is a high segmentation by gender and that the returns to education are very low, especially in agriculture. One hypothesis to explain these low returns is the lack of complementary factors such as access to land, technical assistance and public goods in general.

Note: Downloadable document is in Spanish.

Keywords: labor economy, gender economy, human capital, abilities, choice of occupation, Agricultural labor markets

JEL Classification: J16, J24, J43

Suggested Citation

Tenjo, Jaime and Jaimes Castro, Carlos Alberto, Ingresos Y Educación En El Sector Rural Colombiano (Income and Education in the Colombian Rural Sector) (April 6, 2018). Revista de Economía Institucional, Vol. 20, No. 38, 2018, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3157652

Jaime Tenjo

Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano - Department of Economics, International Trade and Social Policy ( email )

Bogotá
Colombia

Carlos Alberto Jaimes Castro (Contact Author)

Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano ( email )

Bogotá
Colombia

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