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The demand for Domestic work in Chile and Uruguay. Association with time use patterns

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  • Verónica Amarante

    (Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y de Administración. Instituto de Economía)

  • Cecilia Rossel

    (Universidad Católica del Uruguay)

  • Federico Scalese

    (Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y de Administración. Instituto de Economía)

Abstract

This paper analyzes the demand for paid domestic work in Chile and Uruguay, focusing on the relationship between the outsourcing of domestic work and gender gaps in unpaid work within households. Households demanding domestic paid work are similar in Chile and Uruguay, although they are more concentrated in the upper quintile in the case of Chile. In both countries, the presence of domestic workers is associated with a reduction in the gender gap in unpaid hours of work within households. However, in Chile, this is mainly due to the reduction of women's unpaid work, while in Uruguay, it is also associated with men’s time spent in unpaid work.

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  • Verónica Amarante & Cecilia Rossel & Federico Scalese, 2022. "The demand for Domestic work in Chile and Uruguay. Association with time use patterns," Documentos de Trabajo (working papers) 22-18, Instituto de Economía - IECON.
    • Handle: RePEc:ulr:wpaper:dt-18-22
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    Keywords

    domestic work; outsourcing; gender; Latin America; paid and unpaid work; Chile; Uruguay;
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    JEL classification:

    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
    • J4 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets
    • J7 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination

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