Differences between the sectorial and occupational composition of the principal Chilean cities

Authors

  • Marcelo Lufín Varas Departamento de Economía, Instituto de Economía Aplicada Regional (idear) Universidad Católica del Norte
  • Miguel Atienza Instituto de Economía Aplicada Regional (IDEAR), Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612010000200004

Keywords:

urban economy, labour market, territorial planning

Abstract

Regional and urban planning have tended to be exclusively focused on the industrial mix of local economies, implicitly assuming that the occupational mix of economic activities is similar throughout a country. This assumption seems to be right from the perspective of the productive system as a whole, however significant differences arise when analyzing certain occupations. Among them, knowledge-intensive occupations stand out and tend to be overrepresented in the main urban areas. A methodology is proposed to analyze the relationship between the occupational and industrial structures. This methodology is applied to the case of the principal Chilean cities in 2002 using data from the population Census in order to estimate the extent to which these structures diverge and whether or not there are relative concentrations of occupations. Results show that the presence of managerial and knowledge-intensive occupations in the metropolitan area of Santiago is higher than expected.

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Published

2010-08-02

How to Cite

Lufín Varas, M., & Atienza, M. (2010). Differences between the sectorial and occupational composition of the principal Chilean cities. Revista EURE - Revista De Estudios Urbano Regionales, 36(108). https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612010000200004

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Vol. 36 No. 108 (2010)

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