Collaboration Networks

The LM²C² Millennium Nucleus is building and strengthening strategic partnerships with national stakeholders and international institutions. We aim to produce relevant, applicable knowledge better to understand labor market mismatches and evolving employment dynamics. Through collaborations with academic institutions, government agencies, the productive sector, and civil society, we contribute rigorous, evidence-based insights to support the design of practical solutions for today's labor market challenges.

Below are some of our key collaborative initiatives:

SABE Project: Employment Platform Analysis System

The SABE Project develops detailed classifications of labor supply and demand in Chile using data from online job portals. It offers valuable insights into occupations and key labor market variables to depict job search dynamics from employer and jobseeker perspectives accurately. Benjamín Villena, Principal Investigator at LM²C², serves as Academic Co-Director, bringing his labor economics and data analysis expertise to the project.

Ministerial Advisory Commission on Labor Forecasting

Since 2023, Paola Bordón, Alternate Director of LM²C², has been a member of the Ministerial Advisory Commission on Labor Forecasting. This multi-stakeholder body—comprising representatives from government, employers, unions, international organizations, and academia—is chaired by the Undersecretary of Labor. Its mission is to anticipate employment trends and provide input for evidence-based public policies.

LIS (Luxembourg Income Study): International Analysis of Inequality and Labor Markets

At the international level, Andrea Canales, Lead Researcher at LM²C², collaborates with the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS)—one of the world's most critical comparative databases on inequality, income, and poverty. Her participation enhances LM²C²'s capacity to conduct cross-country studies and place Chile's labor mismatches within a global comparative framework, enriching public discourse with international perspectives.

These collaborations strengthen LM2C2's commitment to generating applied knowledge, ensuring that its research has a direct impact on policymaking and on the understanding of changes in the labor market.

Technology's Impact on Employment: Collaboration with the Ministry of Labor

Researchers Paola Bordón and Mauricio Tejada lead a study as part of an institutional agreement between LM²C² and the Ministry of Labor. The project uses administrative data from the National Employment Exchange (BNE) to analyze how technological advancement is reshaping labor demand in Chile.

This initiative aligns with the Ministry's efforts to understand and anticipate labor market transformations resulting from automation and digitalization.

Participación en el Consejo Técnico de Inversiones (CTI) de la Superintendencia de Pensiones

Mauricio Tejada, LM²C² researcher, was appointed permanent Technical Investment Council (CTI) member representing the academic sector.

Established as part of Chile's 2008 pension reform, the CTI is critical in assessing and overseeing pension fund investments, ensuring security and return on retirement savings. His four-year term (June 27, 2023 – June 27, 2027) reinforces LM²C²'s commitment to evidence-based policy development and its contribution to high-level technical analysis in Chile's pension system.