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Estimación de la tasa natural de desempleo para Costa Rica

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  • Jonathan Garita-Garita

    (Department of Economic Research, Central Bank of Costa Rica)

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Este estudio aplica diversas metodologías para estimar la tendencia de largo plazo o nivel natural de la tasa de desempleo en Costa Rica. Los resultados sugieren que la tasa natural se ubica en torno al 8,6% al segundo trimestre de 2025. Asimismo, se observa una moderación en los indicadores de desempleo natural posterior a la pandemia, según reflejan los datos más recientes de la Encuesta Continua de Empleo. Esta dinámica indica que, a pesar del choque severo que representó la pandemia, el mercado laboral costarricense ha logrado un ajuste relativamente rápido hacia niveles más cercanos a su equilibrio de largo plazo.

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  • Jonathan Garita-Garita, 2025. "Estimación de la tasa natural de desempleo para Costa Rica," Ensayos de Política Económica 2503, Banco Central de Costa Rica.
    • Handle: RePEc:apk:epolec:2503
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    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search

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