Analysis of the employers perceptions to hire ex-combatants in their companies: a colombian case

Sandoval Paucar, Giovanny and Arango Ospina, Alexandra and Rodríguez Vélez, Patricia and Santana Oviedo, Millerlandy (2022): Analysis of the employers perceptions to hire ex-combatants in their companies: a colombian case.

Abstract

This study investigates the perceptions of employers in the cities of Palmira, Florida, Candelaria and Pradera (Colombia), to recruitment ex-combatants in their companies. A stratified sampling is carried out to know the point of view of the businessmen and to estimate a multinomial logit model. We found that the perceptions of entrepreneurs are polarized with respect to the recruitment of ex-combatants. Sequentially, attitudes regarding the peace process have a negative effect on the decision to hire ex-combatants; however, perceptions about the government's incentive policies show a positive effect on this decision. Additionally, the expectations of the employer’s economic environment and the experience with vulnerable personnel tend to facilitate a positive effect on the hiring decision.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Labor demand, peace process, multinomial logit, economic policies
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D0 - General > D01 - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles; D - Microeconomics > D0 - General > D02 - Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact; D - Microeconomics > D0 - General > D04 - Microeconomic Policy: Formulation, Implementation, and Evaluation; D - Microeconomics > D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics; D - Microeconomics > D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics > D10 - General; D - Microeconomics > D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics > D19 - Other; D - Microeconomics > D6 - Welfare Economics > D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement

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