Borradores de Economia
Number:
1265
Published:
Ferreyra María Martae, Classification JEL:
E24, I21
Keywords:
Higher education, supply, short-cycle programs
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Luis E. Arango, Juan José Ospina-Tejeiro, Fernando Arias-Rodríguez, Oscar Iván Ávila-Montealegre, Jaime Andrés Collazos-Rodríguez, Diana M. Cortázar Gómez, Juan Pablo Cote-Barón, Julio Escobar-Potes, Aarón Levi Garavito-Acosta, Franky Juliano Galeano-Ramírez, Eliana Rocío González-Molano, Maria Camila Gomez Cardona, Anderson Grajales, David Camilo López-Valenzuela, Wilmer Martinez-Rivera, Nicolás Martínez-Cortés, Rocío Clara Alexandra Mora-Quiñones, Sara Naranjo-Saldarriaga, Antonio Orozco, Daniel Parra-Amado, Julián Pérez-Amaya, José Pulido, Karen L. Pulido-Mahecha, Carolina Ramírez-Rodríguez, Sergio Restrepo Ángel, José Vicente Romero-Chamorro, Nicol Valeria Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Norberto Rodríguez-Niño, Diego Hernán Rodríguez-Hernández, Carlos D. Rojas-Martínez, Johana Andrea Sanabria-Domínguez, Diego Vásquez-Escobar
Abstract
We investigate the entry and exit of short-cycle higher education programs (SCPs), which last two or three years and can address local skill needs. Exploiting administrative data from Colombia, we study markets defined by geographic location and field of study. We find that institutions open new programs in response to local labor market demand, competition, and costs. Within markets, they often close and open programs simultaneously, possibly due to capacity constraints. SCPs are more responsive to local labor market demand than bachelor’s programs; private and non-university SCP providers are the most responsive. These findings have implications for workforce development.