Title

Access to water, poverty and efficiency in Colombian labor productivity

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

1-1-2016

Publication Title

Development, Growth, Environment and Social Equity

Abstract

The present paper aims to analyze and assess the impact that poverty and access to water have on labor productivity of the economically active population in Colombia. Analysis methodology for estimating aggregate productivity of the different data on the long-term productivity explained as an indicator of economic efficiency via work assignment during the period 2000 to 2012. Accordingly, evidence was found to the effect that the economically active population has lost productivity in aggregate as a result of poverty and difficulties in access to water simultaneously, which is indicative of a structural inefficiency added.

First Page

95

Last Page

102

ISBN

9781634847940,9781634847803

Identifier

SCOPUS_ID:85019847939

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