Lectura de libros en contextos urbanos desiguales: un análisis microeconométrico de Cartagena de Indias

Among the major Colombian cities, Cartagena de Indias exhibits the lowest book reading habit. This paper empirically analyses the factors associated with book reading as a form of cultural participation between 2011 and 2019. We evaluate the role of traditional and local variables in individual decisions to read, using microdata from the Cartagena Como Vamos (CCV) program toestimate a pseudo panel that models reading habit persistence. Book reading behaves atypically in relation to age and income. In addition to the effects of local variables, such as stratification, poverty, and socialcapital, time availability notoriously restricts the possibilities of enjoying reading.