Knowledge-intensive activities in Costa Rica: an approach to measure the economy's knowledge base

 

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Autori: Durán Monge, Esteban, Santos Pasamontes, María, Aragon Ramírez, Amram
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2024
Descrizione:Using clustering techniques, an indicator defined by Eurostat is adjusted to the country to identify knowledge-intensive activities (KIA). Its application shows the meager penetration in the economic structure given its participation in production (39.2%), as well as in the labor market (30.7%). The two activities that contribute the most to production do not qualify as KIA, nor does the one related to “high technology” and responsible for the main export product. By excluding the branches of Education and Health, the contribution to production is reduced to 27.9%. The low weight of KIAs linked to Science and Technology in employment (18%) and in production (8.3%) hinders the aspirations of competing globally as a knowledge society based on innovation. The KIA are accentuated in the service sector (38.3%); its participation in Manufacturing is minimal (6.3%) and null for the agricultural sector.
Stato:Portal de Revistas UCR
Istituzione:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lingua:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/55159
Accesso online:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/economicas/article/view/55159
Keyword:ECONOMÍA DEL CONOCIMIENTO
DESARROLLO ECONÓMICO Y SOCIAL
CAPITAL HUMANO
EDUCACIÓN TERCIARIA
PRODUCCIÓN
EMPLEO
O300
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN CAPITAL
TERTIARY EDUCATION
PRODUCTION
EMPLOYMENT