Chile
During the 1990s, Chile's economy
experienced periods of growth and contraction, both of which were linked
to export performance. As economic growth in Chile is tied to export performance
and foreign direct investment, financial crises in the late 1990s hit
Chile especially hard, and a recession ensued. At present, unemployment
rates are high, despite economic recovery. While counterintuitive, this
trend is the result of economic expansion in low labor intensive sectors,
principally copper mining for export. In addition to high unemployment
rates, in recent years the average hourly and minimum wage has decreased
and the number of part-time workers have increased; benefits, when available,
are generally not adequate. Thus, the current Chilean economy is plagued
by two realities; first, the high rate of unemployment and underemployment,
and second, the dependence of the nation economy export performance. Both
of these problems must be addressed if a sustainable and realistic economic
recovery is to be realized.
Reports in English:
- To read a detailed labor market analysis
for Chile, download one of the following:
Adobe Acrobat [.pdf] [size 232 kb]
Microsoft Word [.doc] [size 2,242 kb]
- To read The Economy and Job Market
in Chile: The Effects of a Long-Lasting Crisis, download one of
the following:
Adobe Acrobat [.pdf] [size 75 kb]
Microsoft Word [.doc] [size 1,334 kb]
- To read The Chilean Economy and
Job Market: The Impact of the Crisis in Specific Areas, download
one of the following:
Adobe Acrobat [.pdf] [size 75 kb]
Microsoft Word [.doc] [size 412 kb]
- To read Economy and the Labor Market
in Chile: The behavior of salaries in the midst of the crisis, download
one of the following:
Adobe Acrobat [.pdf] [size 65 kb]
Microsoft Word [.doc] [size 388 kb]
- To read Economy and Labor Market
in Chile: From Stagnation to Uncertainty, download one of the following:
Adobe Acrobat [.pdf] [size 117 kb]
Microsoft Word [.doc] [size 4,090 kb]
Los informes en español:
- Para
leer (en español) un análisis detallado de la situación laboral
en Chile, selecto uno de los reportes para transferencia directa:
Adobe Acrobat [.pdf] [size 68 kb]
Microsoft Word [.doc] [size 2,251 kb]
- Para
leer (en español) Economía y Mercado del Trabajo en Chile:
Los efectos de una larga crisis, selecto uno de los reportes para Transferencia directa:
Adobe Acrobat [.pdf] [size 91 kb]
Microsoft Word [.doc] [size 1,366 kb]
- Para
leer (en español) Economía y mercado del trabajo en Chile:
El impacto de la crisis en las distintas regiones, selecto uno de los reportes para transferencia directa:
Adobe Acrobat [.pdf] [size 80 kb]
Microsoft Word [.doc] [size 416 kb]
- Para
leer (en español) Economía y Mercado del Trabajo en
Chile: Del estancamiento al desconcierto, selecto uno de los reportes
para transferencia directa:
Adobe Acrobat [.pdf] [size 117 kb]
Microsoft Word [.doc] [size 4,052 kb]
-
Para leer (en español)
estadísticas de la economía de Chile, selecto uno de los
reportes para transferencia directa:
Adobe Acrobat [.pdf] [size 128 kb]
Microsoft Excel [.xls] [size 326 kb]
Source:
PET —
Programa de Economía del Trabajo
Sótero del Río 492. 5º
Piso.
Santiago, Chile
Fono.: (56-2)
- 688 7761
Fax: (56-2) 688 3971
Email: petstgo@pet.tie.cl
http://www.petchile.cl
Data updated: March 14, 2003.
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