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This paper presents an estimation of a production function for Costa Rica. The result of this estimation indicates that the Costa Rican economy can be regarded as being intensive in human capital, since the alpha parameter associated with the elasticity of output with respect to physical capital is estimated at 0,29. A recursive analysis of the estimation of this parameter does not allow us to conclude with certainty about its probable evolution, since the two exercises designed to approximate its time variation shows that it moves in opposite directions. The calculation of potential GDP indicates that its growth rate for the period 1982-2017 has been 4.4%, although this rate has been progressively lower since the nineties. An analysis of growth accounting shows that the contribution of total factor productivity (TFP) to the growth rate of potential output has been practically nil on average. However, the contribution of the level of education of the population to explain the growth in potential GDP shows a remarkable increase since the nineties. ***Resumen: En este trabajo se presenta una estimación de una función de producción para Costa Rica. El resultado de esta estimación indica que la economía costarricense es intensiva en capital humano, en tanto el parámetro alfa asociado a la elasticidad del producto respecto al capital físico se estima en 0,29. Un análisis recursivo de la estimación del parámetro no permite concluir con certeza acerca de su probable evolución, en tanto los dos ejercicios diseñados para aproximar sus movimientos en el tiempo muestran patrones opuestos. El cálculo del PIB potencial indica que su tasa de crecimiento promedio para el periodo 1982-2017 ha sido del 4,4%, aunque esta tasa ha sido progresivamente menor desde la década de los noventas. Un análisis de la contabilidad del crecimiento muestra que el aporte de la productividad total de los factores (PTF) al crecimiento de la producción ha sido en promedio prácticamente nulo. Mientras que el aporte del nivel de escolaridad de la población al crecimiento del producto potencial muestra un aumento considerable a partir de la década de los noventa.
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Cristian Álvarez-Corrales, 2019.
"Estimating a Production Function for Costa Rica: 1982 – 2017,"
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1802, Banco Central de Costa Rica.
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RePEc:apk:doctra:1802
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- N16 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - Latin America; Caribbean
- O40 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General
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