Las leyes de licencia de maternidad y el mercado laboral en Colombia

Héctor Alberto Botello-Peñaloza; Isaac Guerrero-Rincón

doi:10.32397/er.vol13.n1.2

Maternity leave laws and the labor market in Colombia

Authors

Héctor Alberto Botello-Peñaloza Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Isaac Guerrero-Rincón Universidad Industrial de Santander

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32397/er.vol13.n1.2

Keywords:

Colombia, maternity leave, labor market, labor regulation, paternity leave

Abstract

We analyze the impact of Law 1822 of 2017, which increased maternity leave from 14 to 18 weeks, on the Colombian female labor market. To evaluate this policy, we estimate the probability of being inactive or informal in three different population cohorts: women aged 15 to 30, women aged 31 to 65 and men aged 15 to 65. We find that extending maternity leave increases the likelihood that women with high fertility rates will be informal and inactive.

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Published

2020-02-24

How to Cite

Botello-Peñaloza, H. A., & Guerrero-Rincón, I. (2020). Maternity leave laws and the labor market in Colombia. Economía & Región, 13(1), 67–86. https://doi.org/10.32397/er.vol13.n1.2