Structural transformations and the lack of inclusive growth: The case of Chile

Solimano, Andrés; Zapata-Román, Gabriela

doi:10.35188/unu-wider/2019/754-5

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“…We observe a reduction in the shares of agriculture and the manufacturing sector, along with the growth of the services and financial sectors, as well as the mining sector. Services tend to be labour-intensive but not technologyintensive; and mining is technology-intensive but requires few workers, most of whom are highly qualified (Solimano and Zapata-Román 2019). Table 2 shows the large decline in the share of agricultural employment, which in 1992 accounted for almost 16 per cent of total jobs but in 2017 had declined to 9 per cent.…”

Section: Structural Changes In Employmentmentioning

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The role of skills and tasks in changing employment trends and income inequality in Chile

Zapata-Román¹

2021

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Using decomposition methods, we analyse the role of the changing nature of work in explaining changes in employment, wage inequality, and job polarization in Chile from 1992 to 2017. Changes in occupational structure confirm a displacement of workers from low-skill occupations towards jobs demanding non-routine higher skills (professionals and technicians), and to jobs demanding routine manual and cognitive tasks (services and sales). Changes in occupational earnings have had an equalizing effect, with more substantial gains in favour of lower-skill occupations and also at the top of the skill premium. Inequality reductions since the 2000s are explained by a fall in earnings in the top percentiles of the distribution, which have been reallocated most noticeably around the median (2000–06) and the bottom 30 per cent (2006–17). Changes in the returns to education and the relocation of workers towards less-routine occupations have contributed to the inequality reduction.

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The role of skills and tasks in changing employment trends and income inequality in Chile

Zapata-Román¹

2021

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Zapata-Román¹

2023

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Using decomposition methods, this chapter analyses the role of the changing nature of work in explaining changes in earning inequality and job polarization in Chile from 2000 to 2017. Changes in occupational structure confirm a displacement of workers from low-skill occupations towards jobs demanding non-routine higher skills (professionals and technicians), and jobs requiring routine manual and cognitive tasks (services and sales). Changes in occupational earnings have had an equalizing effect, with more substantial gains favouring lower-skill occupations, although without evidence of job polarization. Inequality reductions since the 2000s are explained by a fall in earnings in the top percentiles of the distribution, reallocated most noticeably around the median (2000–06) and the bottom 30 per cent (2006–17). The routine content of tasks explains an important part of changes in earnings variability, and it has contributed to improving wages. Average earnings across occupations have become less unequal over time, contributing to the overall decline in inequality.

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Structural transformations and the lack of inclusive growth: The case of Chile

Cited by 2 publications

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The role of skills and tasks in changing employment trends and income inequality in Chile

The role of skills and tasks in changing employment trends and income inequality in Chile

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