Supply and Demand of Human Resources in Computer Sciences in Costa Rica For Whom the Bell Tolls
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| Formato: | ponencia |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2018 |
| Descripción: | We analyze in this paper the supply and demand of human resources in computer sciences (CS) in Costa Rica. This is done with the aim of validating claims made by the local media about a large deficit of professionals for ICT occupations in this country, in part due to the lack of response of public universities to the needs of the labor market. For this reason, we also analyze the contribution of the universities in the country, in general and considering separately public and private universities. On the supply side, we studied the supply of degrees for the 2001-2013 period. Among the major findings of our study was an increase in the number of university graduates in CS, which is greater than the increase in the total number of academic degrees awarded. This provides evidence that universities in the country are responding positively to the labor market. Furthermore, we found that public universities shared a greater burden in supplying such degrees, considering their smaller number. Furthermore, we found that the structure of degrees awarded by knowledge areas is very similar among these two types of universities, favoring both degrees in social sciences and education, over engineering and basic sciences –areas within CS is contained. Such a finding undermines the criticism that public universities, due to their bureaucratic processes, are not capable of responding to the needs of the labor market. On the demand side, we found that the expected demand for the period 2014-2016–using the available data– does not seem to exceed the supply, not providing evidence about the existence of a large deficit, as claimed by local media. However, limitations in the demand data obtained, as well as methodological limitations for measuring the gap between supply and demand, may be affecting this result. These limitations are discussed and solutions to overcome them are presented. |
| País: | Repositorio UNA |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio UNA |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:null:11056/22298 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11056/22298 |
| Palabra clave: | TECNOLOGÍA DE LA INFORMACIÓN PROFESIONALES INFORMÁTICA EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR EMPLEO INFORMATICS JOB |