We decompose the Chilean labor force according to a sex, age and schooling classification, to analyze the dynamics of these groups and its associated wage structure Using data for the period 1965-2005, we find degrees of substitution and complementariness among types of workers. We find...

This paper analyzes the ownership structure of Chilean firms, its consistency with the profit maximization assumption and the consequences of the economic conglomerates on the ownership structure. The empirical results suggest that ownership structure is consistent with the profit maximation,...

We analyze the effects on the labor force of the reduction in the birth rate and the aging of the Chilean population. We decompose this change in three effects: the scale effect, associated with total population; the composition effect, associated with the change in age distribution; and...

We use artificial cohort data for Santiago de Chile (1957 to 2000) to analyze female labor market participation. We show the relevance of this methodology to project participation rates and the pertinence of this method over the projection based on cross sectional evidence. The proposed...