Los jóvenes que no estudian ni trabajan (NINIS) en Colombia

Roberto Mauricio Sánchez Torres

Econógrafos, Escuela de Economía from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, FCE, CID

Abstract: Colombia has 2.7 million of young people between 14 and 28 years that are not in employment, education or training. It means a huge social and economic problem, because capabilities of population are not being used properly, but it also shows the limitation of a society that does not offer enough opportunities. That situation is the consequence of multiple structural, institutional, and individual aspects. The purpose of this article is to analyze the microeconomic determinants (personal and household characteristics) that influence the condition of youth NEET in Colombia. To do so, a descriptive analysis is shown and some econometric models with categorical dependent variables are estimated. The primary results are the level of NEET has a gender bias, negatively affecting women; higher education levels reduce the inactivity of young people but its effect on unemployment is lower; besides, the likelihood of being NEET for young would decline substantially if their parents were not unemployed and they had more years of education.

Keywords: youth; NEET; youth unemployment; education; multinomial logit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C25 I24 I31 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35
Date: 2021-06
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