Banco de la República: unemployment subsidy can lengthen job search
A Banco de la República report, included in the 40th Labor Market Report published in October 2026, found that accessing Colombia's unemployment subsidy can lengthen the time some workers take to find a new job. The effect is concentrated among lower-income people. Once employed, beneficiaries are more likely to join companies with better productivity conditions and to stay longer in the job, although eligibility had no significant effect on entry wages.
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- The Banco de la República study finds that those who meet the subsidy requirements remain unemployed for longer.
- The longer job-search effect is concentrated among lower-income workers.
- Eligibility had no significant effect on entry wages, but did affect job duration and the likelihood of joining companies paying above the PILA median.
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