Technological change and the Mexican labor market: The role of tasks

Using data from ENIGH 2000-2014, this paper aims, first, to describe what is happening in the Mexican labor market with regard to the relative demand and supply of workers defined by their occupation, when occupations are classified into non-routine and routine and, within these, into cognitive and...

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Main Authors: Liliana Meza González, Reyna Elizabeth Rodríguez Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: El Colegio de México, A.C. 2022-02-01
Series:Estudios Económicos
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Online Access:https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/425
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description Using data from ENIGH 2000-2014, this paper aims, first, to describe what is happening in the Mexican labor market with regard to the relative demand and supply of workers defined by their occupation, when occupations are classified into non-routine and routine and, within these, into cognitive and manual, based on a thorough analysis of tasks. Second, this paper tries to understand how wages and formality are related to task-biased technological change (TBTC) in Mexico. The analysis differentiates the male and female labor markets.
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spelling doaj.art-1e9db5ede812412fbfac7ad69adc87b42023-02-20T16:13:33ZengEl Colegio de México, A.C.Estudios Económicos0188-69160186-72022022-02-0137110.24201/ee.v37i1.425Technological change and the Mexican labor market: The role of tasksLiliana Meza González0Reyna Elizabeth Rodríguez Pérez1INEGI & Universidad IberoamericanaUniversidad Autónoma de Coahuila Using data from ENIGH 2000-2014, this paper aims, first, to describe what is happening in the Mexican labor market with regard to the relative demand and supply of workers defined by their occupation, when occupations are classified into non-routine and routine and, within these, into cognitive and manual, based on a thorough analysis of tasks. Second, this paper tries to understand how wages and formality are related to task-biased technological change (TBTC) in Mexico. The analysis differentiates the male and female labor markets. https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/425technological changewagesformalityMéxico
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Technological change and the Mexican labor market: The role of tasks
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title Technological change and the Mexican labor market: The role of tasks
title_full Technological change and the Mexican labor market: The role of tasks
title_fullStr Technological change and the Mexican labor market: The role of tasks
title_full_unstemmed Technological change and the Mexican labor market: The role of tasks
title_short Technological change and the Mexican labor market: The role of tasks
title_sort technological change and the mexican labor market the role of tasks
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wages
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México
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