Media

"Fragile Labor Market in Pandemic Times" (Mercado laboral frágil en tiempos de pandemia ), Revista Javeriana, #865-866 Tomo 158, Agosto 2020, with Paula Herrera-Idárraga

"Payroll Taxes, Informality and Minimum Wage" (Impuestos a la nómina, informalidad y salario mínimo), Carta Financiera #185, Asociación Nacional de Instituciones Financieras (ANIF), April 2019

In the last decade, informal employment in Colombia has been significantly reduced due to a combination of factors, among which the Tax Reform of 2012 stands out, as it significantly reduced the costs of hiring formal employees. However, the biggest beneficiaries of this reduction seem to have been salaried workers, leaving aside those self-employed workers. In order to reduce informal employment in a more drastic and sustained way, it is necessary to rethink the current minimum wage regime.

“Education and Social Mobility in Colombia” (Educación y movilidad social en Colombia), Compartir Palabra Maestra, Junio 2015

High social mobility, pillar of meritocracy and equal opportunities, allows that the future of individuals depends on their own merits and not on characteristics beyond their control such as their sex, race or family background. Despite the recent reduction in poverty rates in Colombia, more significant improvements are needed to secure equal opportunities.