Technological change and employment following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Mexico
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Technological change and employment following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Mexico
- Publication type: ECLAC Review
- Author: Conde, María Belén; Filippo, Agustín; Guaipatin, Carlos; Navarro, Lucas
- Physical description: pages 93-114
- UN symbol (Signature): LC/PUB.2025/21-P
- Date: December, 2025
Abstract
This paper presents an analysis of employment in Mexico from the perspective
of exposure to technological change following the recession caused by the
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Data from official household surveys
from the first quarter of 2019 to the second quarter of 2022 are used, as well as
indices measuring the ease of automation of occupations in the country and the
possibility of them being performed remotely. Although no effects of technological
change are observed at the level of aggregate (formal and informal) employment,
in the formal sector, which is more exposed to the adoption of new technologies,
employment growth is lower in occupations at high risk of automation and higher
in those that can be performed remotely.