Abstract

MENDEZ SAYAGO, Jhon Alexánder  and  VERA AZAF, Leonardo. Salaries, incentives and teaching intellectual production in the public university in Colombia. Apuntes del Cenes [online]. 2015, vol.34, n.60, pp.95-130. ISSN 0120-3053.

In this article the determinants of intellectual productivity of teachers of public universities in Colombia are studied, focusing on the effect of wage incentive on intellectual productivity and wage effects. Based on information from the teaching staff of the Universidad del Valle between the years 2004-2012, an econometric model lifecycle university professor were estimated to quantify these effects. An important and significant effect of the present valué of the salary point was found, but no was found positive effect of wages on intellectual production. The effects of the incentive depending on the age of the researcher and the impact of percentage increases in the value of the salary point were also calculated.

Keywords : Intellectual production; life cycle model; professor; Tobit model; incentive.

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