Reproducibility package for Understanding Labor Market Demand In Real Time In Argentina And Uruguay
Reference ID
RR_LAC_2025_269
Author(s)
Harry Moroz, Evelyn Vezza, Gonzalo Zunino, Ignacio Apella, Luis Laguinge, Marla Spivack
Collections
Metadata
Created on
Mar 21, 2025
Last modified
Mar 24, 2025
Reproducibility Package
Scripts
Title
Reproducibility package for Understanding Labor Market Demand In Real Time In Argentina And Uruguay
Date
2025-03
Dependencies
R dependencies are listed in the file renv.lock. Stata dependencies are listed in the ado folder.
Instructions
See README in reproducibility package.
Notes
Computational reproducibility verified by Development Impact (DIME) Analytics team, World Bank.
Source code repository
| Repository name | URI |
|---|---|
| Reproducible Research Repository (World Bank) | https://reproducibility.worldbank.org |
Reproducibility
Technology environment
– OS: Windows 10 Enterprise 22H2
– Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E7-4890 v2 @ 2.80GHz 2.79 GHz (16 processors)
– Memory available: 64 GB
– Software version: Stata 18.0 MP, R Version 4.4.2
Technology requirements
The code takes approximately 3 hours to run.
Reproduction instructions
To run the code:
- Acquire the data and place in the data/raw folder
- Change directory paths in the main_dofile.do
- Change directory paths in each of the four R scripts located in the code folder
- Run the main_dofile.do
- Run the four R scripts located in the code folder individually
Data
Datasets
Name
Lightcast Market Analytics dataset
Note
Data acquired from the Labor Market analytics company Lightcast. Datasets: ARG_postings.csv,
CHL_postings.csv,
URY_postings.csv,
US_postings.csv,
US_postings_isco.dta,
ARG_skills.csv,
CHL_skills.csv,
URY_skills.csv,
US_skills.csv.
Access policy
Data requires purchase or human approval and is not included in the reproducibility package.
Data URL
https://lightcast.io/
Name
Encuesta Continua de Hogares (ECH) - Mercado Laboral
Note
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Uruguay). Datasets: serie_empleo_ury.xlsx, serie_desempleo_ury.xlsx.
Access policy
Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.
Data URL
https://www7.ine.gub.uy/Dashboard-%20ML-ECH/MercadoLaboral/
Name
Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH) - Microdatos y documentos 2016-2024
Note
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (Argentina). Datasets: usu_individual_T422.txt, usu_individual_T322.txt, usu_individual_T423.txt.
Access policy
Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.
License URL
https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/publicaciones/politica_difusion_indec_ingles.pdf
Data URL
https://www.indec.gob.ar/indec/web/Institucional-Indec-BasesDeDatos
Name
Encuesta Continua de Hogares, Año 2022, República Oriental del Uruguay
Note
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística., División Estadísticas Sociodemográficas, Departamento Encuesta Continua de Hogares.
Dataset: ECH_2022.csv
Access policy
Data is publicly available but does not allow redistribution.
License URL
https://www4.ine.gub.uy/Anda5/index.php/catalog/730/study-description#metadata-data_access
Data URL
https://www4.ine.gub.uy/Anda5/index.php/catalog/730/get-microdata
Name
The Human Capital Index 2020 Update - Data appendix
Note
Source: World Bank. 2021. The Human Capital Index 2020 Update:
Human Capital in the Time of COVID-19. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1552-2.
Dataset: uhci_dataappendix_sep2020.xlsx
Access policy
Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.
License
Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO
License URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
Data URL
https://datacatalogfiles.worldbank.org/ddh-published/0038030/DR0046212/uhci_dataappendix_sep2020.xlsx
Name
Oxford Covid-19 Government Response Tracker - Covid Policy Dataset
Note
Source: Thomas Hale, Noam Angrist, Rafael Goldszmidt, Beatriz Kira, Anna Petherick, Toby Phillips, Samuel Webster, Emily Cameron-Blake, Laura Hallas, Saptarshi Majumdar, and Helen Tatlow. (2021). “A global panel database of pandemic policies (Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker).” Nature Human Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01079-8. Dataset: OxCGRT_compact_national_v1.csv
Access policy
Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.
License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
License URL
https://github.com.mcas.ms/OxCGRT/covid-policy-dataset/blob/main/LICENSE.txt
Data URL
https://github.com/OxCGRT/covid-policy-dataset/blob/main/data/OxCGRT_compact_national_v1.csv
Name
Encuesta de Indicadores Laborales
Note
Source: Secretaría de Trabajo, Empleo y Seguridad Social - Argentina. Dataset: eil_2307_estadisticas_0.xlsx
Access policy
Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package
License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
License URL
https://www.argentina.gob.ar/terminos-y-condiciones#5
Data URL
https://www.argentina.gob.ar/sites/default/files/eil_2411_estadisticas_0.xlsx
Data statement
Some data is restricted and has not been included in the reproducibility package. For more details, please refer to the README file. (Limited-access/Restricted Data)
Description
Output
Type
Working Paper
Title
Understanding Labor Market Demand In Real Time In Argentina And Uruguay
Description
Policy Research Working Papers (PRWP) WPS11086
URL
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099753203172540083
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-11086
Authors
| Author | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Moroz | World Bank | hmoroz@worldbank.org |
| Evelyn Vezza | World Bank | evezza@worldbank.org |
| Gonzalo Zunino | Centro de Investigaciones Economicas | gzunino@cinve.org.uy |
| Ignacio Apella | World Bank | iapella@worldbank.org |
| Luis Laguinge | National University of La Plata | luislaguinge4@gmail.com |
| Marla Spivack | World Bank | mspivack@worldbank.org |
Date of production
2025-03-11
Scope and coverage
Geographic locations
| Location | Code |
|---|---|
| Latin America | LAC |
Keywords
Argentina
Employment
Labor Market Information Systems
Machine Learning Skills
Uruguay
Topics
Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The materials in the reproducibility packages are distributed as they were prepared by the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this event do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, the Executive Directors of the World Bank, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the materials included in the reproducibility package.
Access and rights
License
| Name | URI |
|---|---|
| Modified BSD3 | https://opensource.org/license/bsd-3-clause/ |
Contacts
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Moroz | World Bank | hmoroz@worldbank.org |
| Reproducibility WBG | World Bank | reproducibility@worldbank.org |
Information on metadata
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reproducibility WBG | DIME | World Bank - Development Impact Department | Verification and preparation of metadata |
Date of Production
2025-03-11
Document version
1