Regional inequality in multidimensional quality of employment: insights from Chile, 1996–2017

Mauricio Apablaza, Kirsten Sehnbruch, Pablo González and Rocío Méndez

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Abstract: This paper proposes a multidimensional synthetic index for measuring the quality of employment using the Alkire–Foster method. The results generated by this index highlight important differences between Chile's regions, but also a process of convergence, which has been mostly driven by regulatory changes and public policy rather than economic growth. The paper shows how much a synthetic index can contribute to regional analysis and how it can inform policymakers by focusing attention on the most vulnerable workers in regional labour markets.

Keywords: labour markets; Latin America; quality of employment; regional convergence; regional studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J40 J48 N56 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18 pages
Date: 2023-12-31
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Published in Regional Studies, 31, December, 2023, 57(3), pp. 416 - 433. ISSN: 0034-3404

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