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Caracterización del empleo doméstico en la Argentina

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  • Juan Cruz Llambías

    (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella)

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La rotación de la pirámide poblacional y el incremento de la participación laboral femenina resultan en una creciente importancia del empleo doméstico en Argentina. Analizando la oferta y la demanda de estos servicios, este trabajo busca brindar información que permita un mejor diseño de políticas públicas en busca de mejorar la situación de quienes intervienen en este mercado. Utilizando bases del INDEC (EPH y CGI), se estudia la relación de los empleados domésticos con la informalidad, la pobreza, la inmigración y el género femenino. Se realizan estimaciones de la incidencia de la pobreza sobre los empleados domésticos junto con un análisis del vínculo entre sus remuneraciones y el salario mínimo. Luego, utilizando la base de ENES (PISAC) se caracteriza a los demandantes de estos servicios desde cuatro enfoques: Ingresos, Geografía, Educación y Género. Se observa que el estatus y la cuestión de género podrían jugar un papel importante en el lado de la demanda. Asimismo, los resultados sugieren que el salario mínimo podria estar siendo un punto de referencia al momento de pactar contratos en el mercado formal y en el informal. Finalmente, se exponen políticas públicas realizadas en otros países en busca de mejorar el bienestar de los implicados.

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  • Juan Cruz Llambías, 2021. "Caracterización del empleo doméstico en la Argentina," Ensayos de Política Económica, Departamento de Investigación Francisco Valsecchi, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina., vol. 3(3), pages 107-155, Octubre.
    • Handle: RePEc:atw:epecon:v:3:y:2021:i:3:p:107-155
    DOI: 10.46553/ensayos.3.3.2021.p107-155
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    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J46 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Informal Labor Market
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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