De la acumulación del conocimiento y la tecnología

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Recibido 28 de septiembre de 2006, aprobado 30 marzo de 2007.
Claudia González
Ingeniera Industrial, PhD. en Economía del Desarrollo,
Master en Economía, Master en Educación y Desarrollo.
Profesora asistente, Departamento de Ingeniería IndusWULDO8QLYHUVLGDGGHORV$QGHV%RJRWi'&&RORPELD
clagonza@uniandes.edu.co
RESUMEN Nos ocupa en este artículo la relación entre
conocimiento o al crecimiento económico, en cuanto a
tecnología, acumulación del conocimiento y educación.
nuevas ideas o mayor productividad marginal del tra-
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pendientes los factores de producción; creemos que
similar a la de la población en 30 años, mientras la tasa
están correlacionados ya que todos se derivan de la acu-
de acumulación de capital humano, medido a través de
mulación de conocimiento que sólo se da en el capital
la escolaridad, es superior. Finalmente, abrimos el deba-
humano. Se argumenta que sólo la tecnología endó-
te sobre la relación entre el stock de capital humano y la
gena contribuye al crecimiento, debido a las rentas de
acumulación de conocimiento, en busca de una mayor
la apropiación del nuevo conocimiento; lua tecnología
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al producto se ve matizada por los precios monopóli-
Acumulación del conocimiento, tecnología endógena,
cos de adquisición. El sistema educativo en los países
educación, filosofía.
en desarrollo no parece contribuir a la acumulación del
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ABSTRACT This article addresses the relationships among
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years has been similar to population growth, while the
models treat factors of production as independent
growth rate of schooling is higher. Finally, we open for
variables, but we believe they are correlated. All are
debate the relationship between the stock of human
byproducts of the accumulation of knowledge, which is
capital and the accumulation of knowledge, hoping
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technology would affect growth, due to monopoly
educational investment.
rents. Exogenous technology becomes information and
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its effect on growth is minimized through payment of
Knowledge Accumulation, endogenous technology,
monopoly prices. The educational system in developing
education, philosophy.
countries does not seem to contribute either to
knowledge accumulation or greater labor productivity.
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