Changes in Daytime Hours of Work and Employment in Colombia

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
421
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
K31, J20, J30
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy
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