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Closing the Gap in Education and Technology

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dc.contributor.authorDe Ferranti, David
dc.contributor.authorPerry, Guillermo E.
dc.contributor.authorGill, Indermit
dc.contributor.authorGuasch, J. Luis
dc.contributor.authorMaloney, William F.
dc.contributor.authorSanchez-Paramo, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorSchady, Norbert
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-19T18:43:33Z
dc.date.available2013-08-19T18:43:33Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractThis report focuses not only on the gaps facing Latin America in both education and technology, but especially on the interactions between the two. The central premise of the report is that skills and technology interact in important ways, and this relationship is a fundamental reason for the large observed differences in productivity and incomes across countries. This report argues that skills upgrading technological change, and their interaction are major factors behind total factor productivity growth. Skill-biased technological change is indeed being transferred today at faster speeds to LAC countries, as elsewhere. Technological change has been complementary with skill levels in Latin America in the last two decades. It is further estimated that firms have substantially increased the demand for educated workers in the region, particularly workers with tertiary education. This technological transformation appears to be intimately related to patterns of integration in the world economy. Firms in sectors with higher exposure to trade are subject to more competitive pressures. Adopting and adapting more advanced technologies and hiring and training more educated workers is one way to respond to this pressure to become more productive. The increased potential demand for education offers the possibility to accelerate productivity growth in the economy by closing the educational and technological gaps that Latin American countries exhibit with respect to their peers.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/03/2285821/closing-gap-education-technology
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-5172-9
dc.identifier.isbn0-8213-5172-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15168
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Latin American and Caribbean Studies;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectADAPTATION
dc.subjectADAPTIVE R&D
dc.subjectADDITION
dc.subjectADULT POPULATION
dc.subjectADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectBRAIN DRAIN
dc.subjectCAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectCHANGES IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectCOLLABORATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCREATIVE R&D
dc.subjectDATA SOURCES
dc.subjectDEFICITS IN TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectDEGREE OF COMPUTER PENETRATION
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR SKILLS
dc.subjectDIGITAL DIVIDE
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEDUCATED WORKERS
dc.subjectEDUCATION MARKET
dc.subjectEDUCATION POLICIES
dc.subjectEDUCATION SPENDING
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL TRANSITIONS
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENGINEERING
dc.subjectENGINEERS
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFACTORS OF PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFIRM PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectGAP IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICY
dc.subjectGROSS TERTIARY ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL THRESHOLD
dc.subjectIMPORT PENETRATION
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCENTIVES REGIME
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY IN WAGES
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINNOVATION NETWORKS
dc.subjectINNOVATION POLICIES
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TESTS OF LITERACY
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE ABSORPTION
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEVEL OF SKILL
dc.subjectLIFELONG LEARNING
dc.subjectMATHEMATICS
dc.subjectMEASURES OF TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectNATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectNATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectNET SECONDARY ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PATENTS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PATENTS PER WORKER
dc.subjectPATENT PROTECTION
dc.subjectPATENT REGISTRATION
dc.subjectPATENT RIGHTS
dc.subjectPATTERNS OF INTEGRATION
dc.subjectPOLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectPRIVATE R&D
dc.subjectPRIVATE R&D PER WORKER
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GAP
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GAPS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC R&D
dc.subjectPUBLIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectPUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectR&D
dc.subjectRATES OF RETURN
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectSCIENTISTS
dc.subjectSECONDARY ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectSECONDARY ENROLLMENT DEFICITS
dc.subjectSKILL GAP
dc.subjectSKILL UPGRADING
dc.subjectSKILLED ARTISANS
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSKILLS RECRUITMENT
dc.subjectSUPPLY OF WORKERS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCE
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL FRONTIER
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL GAPS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL TRANSITION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY GAP
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY POLICY
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY SYSTEM
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY-SKILL COMPLEMENTARITIES
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTERTIARY ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectTERTIARY ENROLLMENT DEFICITS
dc.subjectTRAINING INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectTRAINING PROVIDERS
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectWORKPLACE TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICY
dc.subjectINNOVATIONS
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectEDUCATION & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectPATENTS
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectSYSTEMS
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.titleClosing the Gap in Education and Technologyen
dc.title.alternativeCerrar la brecha en educacion y technologiaen
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okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-5172-9
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.sectorInformation and communications :: Information technology
okr.sectorEducation :: General education sector
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicEducation::Education and Digital Divide
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicCurriculum and Instruction
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.unitChief Economist (LCRCE)
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