Juan Carlos Guataquí

Juan Carlos Guataquí is an economist and public policy consultant, known for his work on labor market analysis and gender wage gaps in Colombia. He has previously served as the deputy director of the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) and has contributed to discussions around the methodologies used to assess income disparities. Recently, he was in the news for his critical insights regarding the OECD's report on gender wage equity in Colombia, arguing that while the country ranks favorably, the realities of labor market conditions and self-employment rates complicate the narrative of gender equality in earnings.