Examinando por Autor "García, Gustavo A."
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Ítem Agglomeration Economies in the Presence of an Informal Sector The Colombian Case(Universidad EAFIT, 2018-01-26) García, Gustavo A.; ggarci24@eafit.edu.coThis paper analyzes the relationship between agglomeration economies and productivity in the context of a developing country while taking into account the marked presence of an informal sector. Using data from Colombia, we investigate the effect of agglomeration economies on formal and informal productivity. We examine whether the informal sector achieves benefits from agglomeration economies as well as whether there are differences between the formal and informal sectors in terms of agglomeration returns. We find that agglomeration economies, measured by the density of local employment, have a significantly positive effect on productivity in the informal sector, while there is little effect in the formal sector. We estimate an elasticity of wages with respect to employment density of approximately 2% for the informal sector, which implies that informal workers in denser areas will earn approximately 11% more than those in less dense areas.Ítem Análisis Espacial de la Informalidad Laboral a Nivel Intra-urbano(Universidad EAFIT, 2018) Gallego Ortiz, Stefany; Muñoz González, Edgar Julián; García, Gustavo A.; sgalle20@eafit.edu.co; emunozg2@eafit.edu.co; ggarci24@eafit.edu.coIn this paper, we study the spatial dimension of labor informality at the intra-urban level. By using data for the city of Medellín (Colombia) as a case study, we analyze the spatial dimension of informality and estimating regression models with spatial dependence, we determine the main factors that affect this phenomenon. The results show that there are marked spatial patterns of informality at the intra-urban level in Medellín, where there is a socio-spatial segmentation between north and south of the city in terms of job quality, education, employment opportunities and housing conditions. We also found that a higher percentage of women and informality housing (slums) imply higher informality levels. In contrast, variables related to education and modern employment have a negative effect on informality.Ítem Employee Involvement and Job Satisfaction: A Tale of the Millennial Generation(Universidad EAFIT, 2018-08-15) García, Gustavo A.; Gonzales-Miranda, Diego René; Gallo, Oscar; Roman-Calderón, Juan Pablo; ggarci24@eafit.edu.co; dgonzal8@eafit.edu.co; oscargallovelez@hotmail.com; jromanca@eafit.edu.coThe purpose of this paper is to empirically study the effect of employee involvement in the workplace on job satisfaction for millennial workers in Colombia. Data were obtained from a sample of 2103 millennial employees working in 11 companies of different sectors located in the five main cities of Colombia. Ordered probit models were estimated to study the effect of employee involvement on job satisfaction, in general, and how different forms of participative decision-making in the workplace produce different impacts on individual satisfaction with objective and intrinsic aspects of the job, in particular. The empirical results show that, for millennial workers, there is a positive link between employee involvement and job satisfaction. Moreover, there is a higher positive impact on job satisfaction when millennial workers participate in decisions on general aspects of the company than when they participate in specific decisions such as those concerning teamwork or main tasks at work. Another interesting result is that millennial workers attach high importance to intrinsic aspects of their jobs (such as the possibility to use their knowledge in the work), which may improve their satisfaction in a higher participative environment.