Echoes of the Crises in Spain and US in the Colombian Labor Market: A Differences-In-Differences Approach

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
827
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
C21, J21, J22
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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