The extent of upskilling of the argentine labor market: a simple analysis

• Main Authors: Alexis S. Esposto, Luis Federico Giménez
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Editorial de la Universidad Nacional del Sur (Ediuns) 2011-10-01
• Series: Estudios Económicos
• Subjects: labor force; employment change; knowledge intensity
• Online Access: https://revistas.uns.edu.ar/ee/article/view/776

Over the last three decades the labor market of most developed countries have experienced a sustained period of upskilling. This means an overall increase in the skill requirement of jobs determined by the demand for skilled labor. This suggests that their labor demand has become more skill intensive, shifting towards skilled workers relatively to unskilled workers. An analysis of job growth of the Argentine labor market between 1997 and 2009 using data from the EPH, evidences a process of deskilling over this period, with serious implications in terms of competitiveness and about issues related to increasing social and economic inequality.