Technological Progress and Economic Inequalities: An Empirical Approach for Colombia (1974-2015)
As developing economies move towards modernization, they progressively incorporate new technologies into production processes. However, the incorporation of technological progress is not homogeneous among the different branches of economic activity; therefore, their productivity gains are unequally...
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| author | Sanabria Gómez , Segundo Abrahán |
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| description | As developing economies move towards modernization, they progressively incorporate new technologies into production processes. However, the incorporation of technological progress is not homogeneous among the different branches of economic activity; therefore, their productivity gains are unequally distributed. This article provides explanatory elements on the relationship between technological progress and structural heterogeneity. The question guiding the research is: how does structural heterogeneity induce asymmetries in the exploitation of technological progress? The statistical and econometric results show that the incorporation of technological progress in the Colombian manufacturing industry is uneven, since the knowledge-intensive branches of activity have different productive capacities from those of the low knowledge-intensive industry. These capacities follow patterns associated with a factorial intensity in favor of fixed capital, which offers better possibilities for incorporating new knowledge. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-135242023-08-24T00:19:27Z Technological Progress and Economic Inequalities: An Empirical Approach for Colombia (1974-2015) Progreso tecnológico y desigualdades económicas: una aproximación empírica para Colombia (1974-2015) Sanabria Gómez , Segundo Abrahán technological progress structural change economic dynamics total factor productivity. productivity economic inequality progreso tecnológico cambio estructural dinámica económica productividad productividad total de los factores desigualdad económica As developing economies move towards modernization, they progressively incorporate new technologies into production processes. However, the incorporation of technological progress is not homogeneous among the different branches of economic activity; therefore, their productivity gains are unequally distributed. This article provides explanatory elements on the relationship between technological progress and structural heterogeneity. The question guiding the research is: how does structural heterogeneity induce asymmetries in the exploitation of technological progress? The statistical and econometric results show that the incorporation of technological progress in the Colombian manufacturing industry is uneven, since the knowledge-intensive branches of activity have different productive capacities from those of the low knowledge-intensive industry. These capacities follow patterns associated with a factorial intensity in favor of fixed capital, which offers better possibilities for incorporating new knowledge. En la medida que las economías en desarrollo avanzan hacia la modernización, incorporan progresivamente las nuevas tecnologías en los procesos de producción. Sin embargo, la incorporación del progreso tecnológico no es homogénea entre las diferentes ramas de actividad económica; por lo tanto, sus ganancias en productividad se distribuyen desigualmente. Este artículo aporta elementos explicativos sobre la relación entre progreso tecnológico y heterogeneidad estructural. La pregunta que guía la investigación es: ¿de qué manera la heterogeneidad estructural induce asimetrías en el aprovechamiento del progreso tecnológico? Los resultados estadísticos y econométricos muestran que la incorporación del progreso tecnológico en la industria manufacturera colombiana se presenta de manera desigual, pues las ramas de actividad intensivas en uso del conocimiento tienen capacidades productivas diferentes a las que presenta la industria de bajo uso del conocimiento. Estas capacidades siguen patrones asociados a una intensidad factorial en favor del capital fijo, lo cual ofrece mejores posibilidades para incorporar nuevo conocimiento. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2022-02-22 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer reviewed Article TEXTO application/pdf text/xml https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/13524 10.19053/01203053.v41.n73.2022.13524 Apuntes del Cenes; Vol. 41 No. 73 (2022); 85-112 Apuntes del Cenes; Vol. 41 Núm. 73 (2022); 85-112 2256-5779 0120-3053 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/13524/11458 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/13524/13358 Copyright (c) 2022 Segundo Abrahán Sanabria Gómez http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | technological progress structural change economic dynamics total factor productivity. productivity economic inequality progreso tecnológico cambio estructural dinámica económica productividad productividad total de los factores desigualdad económica Sanabria Gómez , Segundo Abrahán Technological Progress and Economic Inequalities: An Empirical Approach for Colombia (1974-2015) |
| title | Technological Progress and Economic Inequalities: An Empirical Approach for Colombia (1974-2015) |
| title_alt | Progreso tecnológico y desigualdades económicas: una aproximación empírica para Colombia (1974-2015) |
| title_full | Technological Progress and Economic Inequalities: An Empirical Approach for Colombia (1974-2015) |
| title_fullStr | Technological Progress and Economic Inequalities: An Empirical Approach for Colombia (1974-2015) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Technological Progress and Economic Inequalities: An Empirical Approach for Colombia (1974-2015) |
| title_short | Technological Progress and Economic Inequalities: An Empirical Approach for Colombia (1974-2015) |
| title_sort | technological progress and economic inequalities an empirical approach for colombia 1974 2015 |
| topic | technological progress structural change economic dynamics total factor productivity. productivity economic inequality progreso tecnológico cambio estructural dinámica económica productividad productividad total de los factores desigualdad económica |
| topic_facet | technological progress structural change economic dynamics total factor productivity. productivity economic inequality progreso tecnológico cambio estructural dinámica económica productividad productividad total de los factores desigualdad económica |
| url | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/13524 |
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