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Efectos de las características físicas en los ingresos laborales en Ecuador, 2012
Effects of physical characteristics on labor income in Ecuador, 2012;
Efeitos das características físicas nos ingresos laborais no Equador, 2012
dc.creator | Botello, Héctor Alberto | spa |
dc.creator | Guerrero Rincón, Isaac | spa |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-29T22:22:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-06-29T22:22:38Z | |
dc.date.created | 2017-03-31 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0120-6346 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11407/3567 | |
dc.description | El objetivo del estudio es analizar el efecto que tienen las características físicas de los trabajadores sobre los salarios en el mercado laboral ecuatoriano. Empleando información de los microdatos de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición de Ecuador para el 2012, se estiman ecuaciones de Mincer en las que se relaciona el ingreso salarial por hora con las características socioeconómicas del trabajador. Como los datos provenientes de encuestas tienen un problema implícito nombrado sesgo de selección, que consiste a la ausencia de aleatoriedad en la escogencia de los individuos encuestados, se utiliza la ecuación anti-sesgo de Heckman para corregir este problema. Los resultados evidencian que a mayor estatura, peso o índice de masa corporal se obtienen mayores salarios. Estos resultados son consistentes incluso cuando se diferencian por género, área geográfica y nivel educativo. | spa |
dc.description | The goal of this paper is to analyze the effects that physical characteristics of workers have over wages in the Ecuadorian labor market. Using micro data information taken from the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey of Ecuador, Mincer equations are estimated relating the wage income per hour and socioeconomic characteristics of the worker variables. Given that survey data present an implicit problem called selection bias, which consists in lack of randomness within the survey respondents, a Heckman anti-bias equation is used in order to correct this issue. Results show that those taller and heavier individuals, as well as those that have higher body-mass, tend to have higher wages. These results are consistent even between genders, geographic areas and educational levels. | spa |
dc.description | O objetivo do estudo é analisar o efeito que tem as características físicas dos trabalhadores sobre os salários no mercado laboral equatoriano. Empregando informação dos micro-dados da Enquete Nacional de Saúde e Nutrição do Equador para 2012, se estimam equações de Mincerianas nas que se relaciona o ingresso salarial por hora com as características socioeconómicas do trabalhador. Como os dados provenientes de enquetes têm um problema implícito nomeado viés de seleção, que consiste na ausência de aleatoriedade na escolha dos indivíduos entrevistados, se utiliza a equação anti-viés de Heckman para corrigir este problema. Os resultados evidenciam que a maior estatura, peso ou índice de massa corporal se obtém maiores salários. Estes resultados são consistentes incluso quando se diferencia por gênero, área geográfica e nível educativo. | spa |
dc.format.extent | p. 127-142 | spa |
dc.format.medium | Electrónico | spa |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
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dc.language.iso | spa | |
dc.publisher | Universidad de Medellín | spa |
dc.relation | http://revistas.udem.edu.co/index.php/economico/article/view/2098 | spa |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Semestre Económico Universidad de Medellín; Vol. 20, núm. 42 (2017) | spa |
dc.relation.haspart | Semestre Económico Universidad de Medellín; Vol. 20, núm. 42 - enero-marzo de 2017 | spa |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ | * |
dc.source | Semestre Económico Universidad de Medellín; Vol. 20, núm. 42 (2017); 127-142 | spa |
dc.source | 2248-4345 | spa |
dc.source | 0120-6346 | spa |
dc.subject | Wages | spa |
dc.subject | Wage level | spa |
dc.subject | Wage diferences | spa |
dc.subject | Physical attributes | spa |
dc.subject | Ecuador | spa |
dc.subject | Salarios | spa |
dc.subject | Nivel salarial | spa |
dc.subject | Diferencias salariales | spa |
dc.subject | Atributos físicos | spa |
dc.subject | Ecuador | spa |
dc.subject | Salários | spa |
dc.subject | Nível salarial | spa |
dc.subject | Diferenças salariais | spa |
dc.subject | Atributos físicos | spa |
dc.subject | Equador | spa |
dc.title | Efectos de las características físicas en los ingresos laborales en Ecuador, 2012 | spa |
dc.title | Effects of physical characteristics on labor income in Ecuador, 2012 | spa |
dc.title | Efeitos das características físicas nos ingresos laborais no Equador, 2012 | spa |
dc.type | Article | eng |
dc.rights.accessrights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.identifier.doi | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22395/seec.v20n42a5 | |
dc.relation.citationvolume | 20 | |
dc.relation.citationissue | 42 | |
dc.relation.citationstartpage | 127 | |
dc.relation.citationendpage | 142 | |
dc.audience | Comunidad Universidad de Medellín | spa |
dc.publisher.faculty | Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas | spa |
dc.coverage | Lat: 06 15 00 N degrees minutes Lat: 6.2500 decimal degreesLong: 075 36 00 W degrees minutes Long: -75.6000 decimal degrees | spa |
dc.publisher.place | Medellín | spa |
dc.creator.affiliation | Botello, Héctor Alberto; Universidad Nacional de Colombia | spa |
dc.creator.affiliation | Guerrero Rincón, Isaac; Universidad Industrial de Santander | spa |
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