Labour reconversion of the agricultural sector towards tourism. Challenges for Chilean Patagonia

[EN] The development of tourism can help to diversify the productive matrix and reduce rural depopulation. This study analyzes the possibility of agricultural worker participation in the tourism sector in rural areas of Chilean Patagonia. Based on the 2017 CASEN survey, data matching and estimation...

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Autores: Mancilla, Claudio, Ferrada, Luz María, Soza-Amigo, Sergio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/123583
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/123583
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Empleo agrario
Patagonia chilena
Reconversión laboral
Turismo
Agrarian employment
Chilean Patagonia
Tourism
Work reconversion
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Sumario:[EN] The development of tourism can help to diversify the productive matrix and reduce rural depopulation. This study analyzes the possibility of agricultural worker participation in the tourism sector in rural areas of Chilean Patagonia. Based on the 2017 CASEN survey, data matching and estimation of logit model are conducted to evaluate the probability of agricultural worker reconversion. The results indicate that the proportion of agricultural workers who can move to tourism is low. However, women and individuals with post-secondary education are more likely to be reconverted.