The 2nd Latin American Congress of Social Sciences and Government, co-organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Catholic University, the School of Government of the Catholic University, the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Los Andes in Colombia, and the School of Social Sciences and Government of the TEC de Monterrey, will focus on inequalities in Latin America. It will be held at the Casa Central of the UC from November 13-15. Andrea Canales, principal researcher at LM2C2 , is part of the congress's organizational committee. Additionally, Andrea Canales will chair some of the sessions, particularly those focused on Labor Market, Human Capital, and Inequalities. Registrations are open, and submissions are through the following link:
13-15 de Noviembre
9-10 de Diciembre 2024
Mauricio Bucca, Andrea Canales, and Tania Hutt, LM2C2 Millennium Nucleus researchers, organize the Workshop on Inequality and Stratification Research. With monthly sessions, the Workshop will address issues related to social stratification and inequality.
Marzo – Diciembre 2024
6-10 de Enero 2025
As part of the Workshop on Inequality and Stratification Research 2024, organized by Andrea Canales, Mauricio Bucca and Tania Hutt, the Workshop "Pivoting to Poorer Health" presented by Nafeesa Andrabi PhD will be held this upcoming August 27.
27 de Agosto
Movilidad Social en Chile: Desafíos pendientes para su monitoreo en Chile. ¿Es posible una nueva infraestructura de datos?
22 de Agosto
"En el marco de la IV Semana de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, el Núcleo Milenio LM2C2 participará en la Feria de Centros y Proyuectos UC con un Stand donde se presentarán las actividades y trabajos realizados por este Núcleo Milenio. Participan los investigadores LM2C2 Mauricio Bucca, Andrea Canales y Tania Hutt. Fecha: 14 de agosto.
14 de Agosto
On June 26th, the director of LM2C2, Felipe Balmaceda, and the principal researcher, Benjamín Villena, will be discussing with the academic David Bravo and the Executive Secretary of the National Evaluation and Productivity Commission, Rodrigo Krell, issues regarding Labor Informality and its effects on Productivity.
26 de Junio
As part of the Workshop on Inequality and Stratification Research 2024, organized by Andrea Canales, Mauricio Bucca, and Tania Hutt, the Workshop "The Cumulative Effects of Community Violence on Test Scores" will take place on June 11th.
11 de Junio
LM2C2 researcher, Andrea Canales will attend the upcoming annual Spring Meeting on “Life Course and Social Inequality in Comparative Perspective”, organized by The Research Committee 28 on Social Stratification and Mobility (RC28) of the International Sociological Association (ISA).Andrea Canales will participate in the session: “Gender Gaps in Education and Skills” presenting her work: “Am I good at Math? Experimental Intervention to Tackle the Gender Gap in Stem College Majors”.
17-19 de Mayo 2024
As part of the Workshop on Inequality and Stratification Research 2024, on April 9th, Benjamin Rosche presented "Socioeconomic Segregation in Adolescent Friendship Networks: A Network Analysis of Social Closure in US High Schools."
9 de abril de 2024
On May 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, the National Sociology Congress 2024 was held in Santiago, Chile. Hosted by the University Alberto Hurtado and the University Diego Portales. The theme was "Social Change and Diversity: The Challenges of a New Coexistence". LM2C2 researchers Andrea Canales and Mauricio Bucca participated in the panel "Inequality, Mobility, and Labor Market in Chile" with their works: "The positional value of education in the Americas: dynamics of inequality in labor market returns under educational expansion, 1990-2019" (Francisco Cerón & Andrea Canales) and "Class-Based Name Giving Patterns in 20th Century Chile: dynamics of imitation and differentiation" (Mauricio Bucca, Mario Molina, Luca Pesando & Roberto Cantillán).
2-4 de Mayo
The Millennium Nuclei Migra, MIPP, and LM2C2 organized this workshop, which featured a presentation by Alexander Mas as the Keynote Speaker and the participation of theLM2C2 main researchers, Benjamín Villena and Mauricio Tejada.
January 24th, 2024
On January 8th, LM2C2researcher, and UNAP profesor Benajamin Villena presented his working paper “Labor Markets, Inequality, and Hiring Selection” at SAET 2024, Santiago de Chile
January 8th-10th, 2024
On December 28, 2023, Benjamín Villena, an academic from UNAB and researcher at LM2C2, presented his paper “(Frisch-Waugh-Lovell) On the Estimation Models by Row” at the Institute of Economics of the Catholic University, as part of the Alumni Workshop on Applied Microeconomics.
December 28th, 2023
The "Workshop on Policy Evaluation" took place on December 14 and 15, 2023 (co-organized by MIPP) at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematical Sciences of the University of Chile. It featured the participation of LM2C2 researcher Benjamín Villena, who presented his working paper "Working hours policy reforms: Implications for labor market allocations and productivity" (joint with M. Tejada).
December 14th and 15th, 2023
Paola Bordón, Deputy Director of the Núcleo Milenio LM2C2, participated in the 20th World Congress of the International Economic Association held in Colombia from December 11 to 15, 2023.
11-15 de diciembre de 2023
On November 22nd, Benjamin Villena presented his paper "Wage Cyclicality Revisited: The Role of Hiring Standards " at the weekly seminar of the Central Bank of Chile.
November 22nd, 2023
On November 20, the Millennium Nucleus LM2C2, and the Millennium Nucleus MNEW, held a seminar on "Labor Informality: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions". The Undersecretary of Labor, Mr. Giorgio Boccardo, and the former Minister of Finance, Mr. Ignacio Briones, participated.
November 20th, 2023
November 20th, 2023
Presentation of Millenium Nucleus LM2C2.Researcher Mauricio Tejada with the paper "Are Informal Self-Employment and Informal Employee Behaviorally Distinct Labor Force States?"
16 de noviembre de 2023
Benjamín Villena, principal researcher of LM2C2, and UNAB academic, presented a non-technical article titled "Wage Rigidity Once Again and the Role of Hiring Standards" as part of the “Signals” series of the Institute of Economic Policies at UNAB. This article is based on the paper: "Wage Cyclicality Revisited: The Role of Hiring Standards."
14 de noviembre de 2023
As part of the Workshop on Inequality and Stratification Research 2023, organized by Andrea Canales and Mauricio Bucca, Naim Bro presented: "Brahmins and Merchants in Santiago, Chile: A Geospatial Approach."
14 de noviembre de 2023
As part of the Workshop on Inequality and Stratification Research 2024, organized by Andrea Canales and Mauricio Bucca, on May 7th, Alejandra Ramm, Viviana Salinas, and Daniel Venegas presented "Same-Sex Couples in Chile: Public and Private Struggles."
7 de Mayo
The LM2C2 Millennium Nucleus aims to establish connections with other nuclei, build networks, and exchange knowledge. Next November 9th, the LM2C2, FAIR, and NUDOS Millennium Nuclei will come together to address topics related to "Gender Gaps, STEM, and Labor Mismatches." This meeting will provide a valuable opportunity to discuss, analyze, and share experiences regarding these highly relevant issues for our society.
Andrea Canales and Paola Bordón, researchers from the LM2C2 Center, are organizing this seminar in collaboration with the Millenium Center for the Study of Early Mathematical Skills Development (MEMAT).
As part of the Workshop on Inequality and Stratification Research 2023, organized by Andrea Canales and Mauricio Bucca, Andrea Canales presented "Gender and the Career Choice Process: An Experiment to Understand the Gender Gap in STEM College Majors."
17 de octubre de 2023
Presentation of Millenium Nucleus LM2C2 .Researcher Mauricio Bucca with the paper "Once in a blue moon: Barriers to intermarriage among second-generation muslims in France"
04 de octubre de 2023
As part of the Workshop on Inequality and Stratification Research 2023, organized by Andrea Canales and Mauricio Bucca, Tania Hutt presented "A New Dimension of the Motherhood Penalty: Perceptions of Future Childbearing Risks."
September 26th, 2023
Presentation of Millenium Nucleus LM2C2. Researcher Paola Bordón with the paper "Dynamics consequences of high school ranking"
21-23 de septiembre de 2023
As part of the Workshop on Inequality and Stratification Research 2023, organized by Andrea Canales and Mauricio Bucca, Francisco Cerón, Research Assistant at LM2C2, along with Andrea Canales, presented "The Positional Value of Education in the Americas: Dynamics of Inequality in Labor Market Returns under Educational Expansion."
August 29, 2023
August 31 and September 1
The Millennium Nucleus LM2C2 seeks to establish links with other nuclei, form networks, and exchange knowledge. On August 10th, the Millennium Nuclei Nudos, Fair, and LM2C2 will meet to address issues related to Digital Technologies, Automation, Inequalities, and Labor Mismatch. This meeting will be a valuable opportunity to talk about, analyze, and share experiences around these relevant topics.
At the Annual Meeting of the Society of Economic Dynamics, the LM2C2 Nucleus researchers Mauricio Tejada and Benjamín Villena will present, respectively, “Working and Saving Informally: The Link between Labor Market Informality and Financial Exclusion” and “Labor Markets, Wage Inequality, and Hiring Selection”.
June 29 - July 1, 2023
At the Annual Meeting of the Society of Economic Dynamics, the LM2C2 Nucleus researchers Mauricio Tejada and Benjamín Villena will present, respectively, “Working and Saving Informally: The Link between Labor Market Informality and Financial Exclusion” and “Labor Markets, Wage Inequality, and Hiring Selection”.
June 29 - July 1, 2023
The LM2C2Nucleus researcher, Mauricio Tejada, will present at the seminar "Macroeconomic Updates: Growth, Inflation, and Fiscal Policy" at UDP (Diego Portales University).
June 14, 2023
In this inaugural webinar, the Millennium Nucleus for the Study of Labor Market Mismatches - Causes and Consequences (LM2C2) will discuss the available evidence and public policies that can help mitigate the consequences of labor mismatch.
May 26 - 10:00 hrs.
Mauricio Tejada, Millenium Nucleus LM2C2 researcher will present “What have we learned concerning labor informality” at the Universidad Católica de Bolivia, based on his paper “Working and Saving Informally“.
May 5, 2023
March 31 - April 2, 2023