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Automatización y Pandemia: Amenazas sobre el Empleo en América Latina

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  • Cristian Bonavida

    (CEDLAS-IIE-FCE-UNLP)

  • Irene Brambilla

    (CEDLAS-IIE-FCE-UNLP and CONICET)

  • Leonardo Gasparini

    (CEDLAS-IIE-FCE-UNLP and CONICET)

Abstract

En este trabajo estudiamos el riesgo de automatización, la inviabilidad del teletrabajo y el riesgo de contagio por proximidad física en las seis economías más grandes de América Latina. Encontramos que son los trabajadores con bajo nivel educativo, informales, y de bajos salarios los más expuestos a este tipo de riesgos. La automatización y las crisis sanitarias conllevan potenciales significativos efectos desigualadores. Adicionalmente, el trabajo aporta evidencia sobre interacciones entre ambos riesgos. La pérdida de empleo en situaciones de pandemia puede ser más acelerada en ocupaciones donde el trabajo remoto es menos viable y el riesgo de automatización es mayor. We study the risk of automation, the unfeasibility of teleworking and the risk of contagion due to physical proximity in the six largest economies in Latin America. We find that workers with low education, informal, and low-wage levels are the most exposed to this type of risk. Automation and health crises may have significant unequalizing effects. In addition, this work provides evidence on interactions between the two risks. Job loss in pandemic situations may be more accelerated in occupations where remote work is less feasible and the risk of automation is higher.

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  • Cristian Bonavida & Irene Brambilla & Leonardo Gasparini, 2021. "Automatización y Pandemia: Amenazas sobre el Empleo en América Latina," CEDLAS, Working Papers 0288, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
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    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

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