La corte constitucional y la flexibilidad del mercado laboral

Luis Eduardo Fajardo () and Juan Carlos Guataqui ()

Revista de Economía Institucional, 2000, vol. 2, issue 3, pages 80-103

Abstract: This document presents a number of theoretical and practical arguments to explain how constitutional jurisprudence (rulings on the constitutionality of laws and on the “acción de tutela”) has become a factor affecting the flexibility of labor legislation in Colombia. Two examples are presented. One of them deals with the acción de tutela, the other with a lawsuit demanding the unconstitutionality of a law. The latter example is formalized through a microeconomic model taken from the producer’s theory to demonstrate how a reduction in the degree of flexibility in labor contracts may affect decisions on wage levels and/or employment.

Keywords: constitution; labor legislation; contracts; labor market flexibility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E24 K12 K31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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