Issue Information – TOC

• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12136
• Date: 01 June 2020
• Published date: 01 June 2020

2020 2 u Volume 159 / June

International

Labour

Review

Contents

137 Technological change and employment in Brazil,

Colombia and Mexico: Which workers are most affected?

John ARIZA and Josep Lluís RAYMOND BARA

This article adopts a task-based approach to analyse employment patterns in terms of

skill distribution and occupations in the urban labour markets of Brazil, Colombia and

Mexico during 2002–15. The results suggest that employment fell strongly for some

medium-skilled occupations, and increased slightly for both low-skilled and high-skilled

occupations. Decomposition results suggest that the decreasing share of employment

of secretaries and stenographers is fully explained by changes within industries (rou-

tinization hypothesis), whereas the decrease in machinery operation and handicraft

jobs is mainly explained by changes between industries. By socio-demographic group,

technological changes negatively aected women but beneted younger workers and

those with higher educational attainment.

Keywords: employment, skills, technological change, Latin America, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico.

161 Labour market turnover in Latin America: How intensive is it

and to what extent does it differ across countries?

Luis BECCARIA and Roxana MAURIZIO

The study of labour market turnover is particularly signicant in Latin America,

which is characterized by marked economic cycles and limited social protection

coverage. This article estimates the intensity of transitions from employment in

six countries in Latin America in the new millennium and decomposes the dier-

ences observed, furthermore evaluating the employment destinations of workers

making such transitions. The countries under analysis show very dierent turnover

rates, which are mostly explained by a dissimilar incidence of informal and tempor-

ary employment. In all cases, a large share of job exits imply transitions to precarious

jobs or unemployment.

Keywords: labour turnover, informal employment, Latin America.