Abstract

MENDOZA**, Juan León. INFLUENCE OF HUMAN CAPITAL AND VIOLENCE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH: PERU 1994-2014. Semest. Econ. [online]. 2016, vol.19, n.40, pp.71-92. ISSN 0120-6346.  https://doi.org/10.22395/seec.v19n40a3.

The objective of this article is to learn about the effects of human capital, violence and insecurity on the economic growth of the Peruvian departments during the 1994-2014 period. The econometric regression used is based on Ordinary Least Squares Method and indicates the existence of a partial interdepartmen tal convergence. The convergence rate is 0,415. The human capital accumulation (approximated for the years applicable for the study) shows a positive influence over the departmental economic growth, while violence and insecurity (represented by crimes against public heritage) shows a weak negative effect. An other variable that affects this process in a favorably is the higher level of commercial export integration.

Keywords : Economic growth; human capital; institucionality; urban violence; Peru.

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