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Efectos Del Capital Humano En El Sector Agrícola: Análisis De 12 Países De La Ocde

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  • Néstor A. LE CLECH
  • Gregorio GIMENEZ

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La literatura empírica tiene dificultades para medir el efecto del capital humano en el sector agrícola. Esto puede deberse a la baja calidad de las variables de capital humano utilizadas tradicionalmente. El presente trabajo elabora un indicador de capital humano más complejo que los que se vienen utilizando, y que tiene en cuenta las dimensiones cuantitativa y cualitativa del concepto. Nuestros hallazgos, medidos con el nuevo indicador, confirman un efecto positivo y significativo del capital humano sobre el valor agregado y la eficiencia del sector agrícola. Aún más, el nuevo indicador confirma que el capital humano altamente cualificado presenta un impacto positivo para el sector agrícola, y que el capital humano de cualificación media posee una importancia fundamental en el sector, dando cuenta de un aporte aún mayor que el del trabajo de baja cualificación, lo que supone un hallazgo novedoso en el análisis del sector agrícola. The empirical literature has difficulties in measuring the impact of human capital in the agricultural sector. This may be due to the low quality of human capital variables traditionally used. This paper develops an indicator, more complex than those that have been used, which takes into account the quantitative and qualitative dimensions of human capital concept. Our findings, measured with the new indicator confirms a positive and significant effect of human capital on the added value and efficiency of the agricultural sector. Furthermore, the new indicator confirms that the highly skilled human capital has a positive impact on the agricultural sector, and that the medium-skilled human capital is of fundamental importance in the sector, showing an impact even greater than the contribution of labor low qualifications, which is a novel finding in the analysis of the agricultural sector.

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  • Néstor A. LE CLECH & Gregorio GIMENEZ, 2015. "Efectos Del Capital Humano En El Sector Agrícola: Análisis De 12 Países De La Ocde," Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 15(1), pages 169-186.
  • Handle: RePEc:eaa:eerese:v:15:y2015:i:1_4
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    Keywords

    sector agrícola; capital humano; educación; eficiencia técnica; técnicas de frontera de producción. agriculture; human capital; education; technical efficiency; technical production frontier.;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q16 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services
    • Q19 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Other
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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