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

Número: 
827
Publicado: 
Clasificación JEL: 
C21, J21, J22
Palabras clave: 
Migration, Remittances, labor participation, Spanish and United States unemployment rates.

This paper presents evidence of the effect of the recent phases of the business cycle in Spain and United States, proxied by their respective unemployment rates, on the labor market of Colombian cities with high migration tradition. These countries are th