Abstract

FIGUEROA, Darío  and  BASILICO, Natalí. EVALUATION OF PUBLIC POLICIES ON HUMAN CAPITAL IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN MEXICO, 2012-2018. Tend. [online]. 2021, vol.22, n.2, pp.26-56.  Epub July 28, 2021. ISSN 0124-8693.  https://doi.org/10.22267/rtend.212202.167.

The low development of human capital was pointed out as one of the obstacles to progress in Mexico, according to an initial diagnosis by the government of Enrique Peña Nieto. The aim of this study is to evaluate the performance of public policies implemented by the Mexican Federal Government on the training and strengthening of human capital in science and technology between 2012 and 2018. For this, the achievement of the objectives proposed in official planning documents is analyzed through the contrast between official and own indicators and the outcomes achieved by government policies. Results of the study show compliance with part of public policy objectives due to the increase in the number of members of the National System of Researchers (SNI), and progress in actions to favor women’s participation in the scientific system. However, the objective of promoting human capital in priority areas was not achieved, and it was not possible to clearly recognize an increase in the level of SNI researchers since favorable and unfavorable aspects were found.

JEL: H11; H52; I28; J24; O21; O38

Keywords : competitiveness; human resources development; economic development; research and development; public expenditure; development planning..

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