Medellín, Colombia

Antioquia’s manufacturing sector grew, exceeding the increase of the national aggregate despite its slower pace. Domestic demand, new orders, and logistical improvements supported this performance. Most industrial branches expanded, although more slowly in the previous quarter, except for…

Retail trade in Antioquia grew above the national average, driven by higher consumer confidence, improved household financial conditions, increased remittances and tourism inflows, and commercial strategies. Most segments increased, with durable goods such as vehicles and motorcycles standing…

Retail trade in Antioquia recorded its highest annual growth in three years, driven by lower interest rates, the opening of new sales points, and increased customer traffic. The information technology, communications, and auto parts segments stood out. In turn, vehicle and motorcycle sales…

Retail sales in Antioquia continued to rise, exceeding the national average. This result was associated with discounts, increased tourism, and more favorable financing conditions, among other factors. The strongest retail segments included automobiles, motorcycles, computer equipment, and…

Data from the Official Colombian Household Survey (GEIH, by its acronym in Spanish) suggests that, following a period of contraction at the end of 2023, employment grew across all geographic domains. This performance is largely explained by the stronger performance of employment in other…

Data from the Official Colombian Household Survey (GEIH by its acronym in Spanish) suggests that, following a period of contraction, national employment has stabilized in recent months, reaching levels close to 22.9 million employed people in the quarter ending in May 2024. This performance…

In recent months, employment has continued to deteriorate at a moderate pace. According to data from the Official Colombian Household Survey (GEIH by its acronym in Spanish), national aggregate employment declined by 1.8% over the past six months, driven mainly by the rural area, while urban…

As of August 2023, employment continued to grow in both urban and rural areas. According to data from the Official Colombian Household Survey (GEIH, by its acronym in Spanish), national aggregate employment grew by 4.8% annually, driven mainly by the strong performance of employment in urban…

According to the most recent information from the Great Integrated Household Survey (GEIH in Spanish), as of May 2023, employment in the national aggregate grew by 3.4% in annual terms, mainly driven by the rural area, which grew by 4.0% annually, while in the urban area employment grew by 2.9…

Data from the household survey for the quarter  moving average ending in February show that annual job growth is slowing, and its levels remain stable. Although employment increased by 3.6% on an annual basis, equivalent to 768,000 new jobs, it has remained relatively stable in recent…

As of November 2022, the Colombian labor market has stabilized. This is due to the heterogeneous dynamics between the urban and rural domains. In the first domain, employment continues to grow, while in the second, there have been contractions in recent months. Job losses in the rural area are…

At the end of 2021, the labor market showed signs of a sluggish recovery, at a notably slower pace than economic activity. With seasonally adjusted figures from the household survey, job creation in the national aggregate saw a pause in October and November, due largely to a downturn in…

After being stagnant for the first half of the year, employment grew again in July and August. This upturn in employment has been particularly marked in the intermediate municipalities and rural areas. Going by segments of national employment, non-wage employment—which had slowed down in…

Presentación realizada durante el Seminario Macro Anif 

Slides delivered at Foro Mundial de Eempleo y  Prosperidad, organized by Colsubsidio and Acoset in May 2012

Notas de la Presentación Reuniones Anuales del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) Medellín, marzo 29 de 2009

Documento presentado en el Seminario Semanal de Economóía 130 "El Efecto de los pares en una decisión de fertilidad: Una aplicación para Medellín"

Obesity is widely accepted as one of the main causes of premature death, and the causal relationship between obesity and several of the most deadly chronic diseases is a consensus in the medical and public health literature. Obesity in the United States has recently been recognized as a public…