An Exploratory Analysis of Heterogeneity on Regional Labour Markets and Unemployment Rates in Colombia: An MFACT approach

Camilo Alberto Cárdenas-Hurtado; María Alejandra Hernández-Montes; Jhon Edwar Torres-Gorron

Number:

802

Published:

Wednesday, 1 January 2014

Classification JEL:

R23, J40

Keywords:

Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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