Structural determinants of trade union membership in Colombia

Juan Guataquí, Andrés García S. () and Mauricio Rodríguez A. ()
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Andres Garcia-Suaza

Perfil de Coyuntura Económica, 2011

Abstract: Resumen: Tanto las causas con efectos de la participación sindical han sido ampliamente estudiados en la literatura. Sin embargo, la baja disponibilidad de información estadística ha dificultado un mayor número de estudios para el caso de Colombia. Haciendo uso de la información de la Gran Encuesta Integrada de Hogares de 2007, este documento presenta una primera estimación de los determinantes de la participación sindical en Colombia considerando los posibles efectos a nivel regional y sectorial. Los resultados proveen evidencia de que la participación para el caso colombiano apoya la evidencia presentada por Johnson (2005) para países con sistemas de negociación colectiva similares.Abstract: Both causes and effects of trade union membership have been widely reviewed by economic literature. However, since it is difficult to find data,the determinants of trade union membership have not been analized for Colombian case. In this document we present the first estimation of the structural determinants of trade union membership for Colombia, which includes some specific features as region and economic sector effects, using the 2007 Integrated Household Survey (GEIH). We find that trade union density is determinated by similar factors to the ones reported by Johnson (2005) forother labour markets with similar collective labour bargaining systems.

Keywords: Sindicatos; salarios; contrato de trabajo; Colombia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J41 J51 J52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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