HEALTH EFFECTS OF YOUTH LABOR IN COLOMBIAN YOUNGSTERS

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Willis Ruiz Marín

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The objective of this paper is to determine health effects that youth labor has in under ages in Colombia. In order to demonstrate the health effects due to child labor, the following information was used: The 2008 quality of life survey, econometric models and ordered logit models. The results concluded that when the labor is carried out without following the necessary requirements, it constitutes a problem that affects the wellbeing of Colombian youngsters.

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Willis Ruiz Marín, La Salle University

Economista, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Colombia. Magíster en Economía, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia. Profesor Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de la Salle, Bogotá, Colombia. Funcionario del Ministerio del Trabajo, Bogotá, Colombia

How to Cite

Ruiz Marín, W. (2015). HEALTH EFFECTS OF YOUTH LABOR IN COLOMBIAN YOUNGSTERS. Semestre Económico, 16(34), 123-148. https://doi.org/10.22395/seec.v16n34a5

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