The occupational structure of Latin American Countries and worker exposure to COVID
The COVID has spread in Latin America at a later stage of industrialized countries. Even if such states had a better understanding and more available information on how to face the virus, the sanitary infrastructure was less prepared in comparison to the industrialized countries. Latin American Countries (LAC) have a health system with inadequate coverage […]
Efecto del COVID-19 sobre las ocupaciones de trabajadores en Colombia
Adaptar la fuerza laboral a las nuevas medidas de distanciamiento social es uno de los mayores retos que diferentes países han enfrentado en las últimas décadas, para para evitar pérdidas masivas de empleo. Por tanto, es fundamental conocer cuál es la proporción de trabajadores que están en mayor riesgo de contagio de COVID-19 dado el […]
Measuring the share of workers in work-from-home and those in close personal proximity occupations in a developing country
The COVID-19 pandemic and its social distancing measures have brought unprecedented socio-economic challenges worldwide. One of the most urgent questions is how the labour force will be affected by the pandemic. The answer to this question will have considerable impact on the countries’ productivity, poverty and unemployment rates, etc. Consequently, the measurement of jobs which […]
Ante la incertidumbre, la prudencia y la flexibilidad como estrategia dominante frente al COVID-19
En torno al manejo de la pandemia del Covid-19, las medidas necesarias para evitar la muerte de un gran número de colombianos tienen cierta similitud con un choque temporal en la oferta agregada, tal como sucede cuando se presenta un desastre natural. Sin embargo, la actual situación tiene componentes particulares. Por un lado, se presenta […]
Possible effects of coronavirus in the colombian labour market
The COVID-19 pandemic and its social distancing measures have brought unprecedentedsocio-economic challenges worldwide. One of the most urgent questions is howthe labour force will be affected by the pandemic. The answer to this question will haveconsiderable impact on the countries’ productivity, poverty and unemployment rates,etc. Consequently, the measurement of jobs which can be performed without […]