www.lm2c2.cl | Workshop 2024

Call for Papers

Abstracts must be submitted by August 30th, 2024 (11:59 pm EST)

LM²C² Annual Workshop 2024: Causes and Consequences of Labor Mismatch

December 9th and 10th, 2024

Santiago Chile

The Millennium Nucleus for the Study of Labor Market Mismatch (LM²C²) is organizing a two-day conference focusing on the multifaceted aspects of labor market mismatches and their wide-ranging implications for economic efficiency and social inequality. This interdisciplinary event welcomes contributions from economists and sociologists, focusing on a broad spectrum of issues, including but not limited to:

Skill mismatches and their impact on employment, wages, and career development
The role of education and training in addressing market mismatches
The impact of technological change and automation on labor demand and the nature of work
Network effects on job opportunities, wages, and other labor market outcomes
Intersectionality of networks with gender, race, and class in labor markets
Policy responses to labor market mismatches

10:00 am a 17:00 pm

Centro de Extensión de la PUC (Av. Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 390, Santiago.)

Papers using new data and methodology are particularly welcome. For your contribution to be considered, please submit your abstract (up to 1000 words + references, figures, and tables) at https://www.lm2c2.cl/conferencias/. Abstracts must be submitted by August 30th, 2024 (11:59 pm EST). Authors will be informed about the scientific committee’s decision by September 22, 2024. There is no registration fee.

Keynote Speakers

Luca Flabbi

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Xi Song

University of Pennsylvania.

For questions, please contact the organizers

Mauricio Bucca

Catholic University of Chile, mebucca@uc.cl

Mauricio Tejada

Diego Portales University, mauricio.tejada@udp.cl

The organizers gratefully acknowledge the financial support from The Millennium Nucleus, ANID.