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El Mercado Laboral en Chile Nuevos Temas y Desafíos

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  • Jaime Gatica
  • Pilar Romaguera

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La situación laboral ha generado una creciente preocupación en los últimos años en Chile. El lento crecimiento de la economía a partir de la crisis asiática de los añnos 1998-99 determinó el aumento de la tasa de desocupación que se ha mantenido en el tiempo, situación que dio lugar a un debate acerca de las causas del desempleo y, en particular, sobre si este era de carácter cíclico o estructural. A esto, a su vez, se suman nuevos temas como la alta rotación del empleo, los efectos económicos de la legislación laboral, y las dificultades de inserción laboral de grupos específicos de la población, como son los jóvenes y las mujeres. Al examinar los distintos trabajos que se han realizado recientemente sobre estos temas, veremos que algunos ratifican la evidencia encontrada por investigaciones previas; sin embargo, existen también nuevos resultados que son aparentemente contradictorios o plantean verdaderos puzzles en su interpretación. Esto se explica no sólo porque cada investigación enfatiza un aspecto particular de esta problemática, sino también porque el mercado laboral parece ser más heterogéneo de lo esperado. A partir de esta revisión surge una interesante agenda futura de temas laborales cuya solución es necesaria para potenciar el crecimiento de la economía en el mediano plazo.

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  • Jaime Gatica & Pilar Romaguera, 2005. "El Mercado Laboral en Chile Nuevos Temas y Desafíos," Documentos de Trabajo 210, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile.
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