Medellín, Colombia

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…

Los datos de la Gran encuesta integrada de hogares (GEIH) indican que, tras un periodo de contracción a fínales del año 2023, el empleo creció en todos los dominios geográficos. Este comportamiento es explicado, en particular, por el mejor desempeño de la ocupación en las otras cabeceras y el…

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

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…

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

Medellín seminario de economía 113

Presentation "On the Probability of Access to Higher Education in Colombia: Determinants and Evolution" by Sebastián Acevedo and Sebastián Gómez, members of Grupo de Estudios en…