Determinants of quality of life in Latin America: a panel model for the Human Development Index 2012-2018

Abstract

This article describes some of the variables that allow to explain the results of the Human Development Index (HDI) measurement in Latin America from 2012 to 2018. For the analysis, a panel-corrected standard errors model was used, in which a determination coefficient of 93.56?% was obtained. Based on this, it was possible to notice that the size of population, the number of articles in scientific and technical publications, the urban population as a percentage of the total, and the unemployment rate affect the results of the HDI measurement in Latin American countries for the analyzed period.

Tutora: Linda Carolina Henao Rodríguez. Docente de Economía, Universidad Central.