This study estimates the effects of economic activity on the quality of education in various regions of Colombia. To estimate this effect, we first calculate an index of quality of education. Second, we use a spatial regression model to estimate the effect of the spatial heterogeneity of the regions on this index of quality. Third, we use a dynamic data panel methodology and instrumental variables to estimate a causal relationship, where electricity consumption data and light intensity from satellite images are used to measure the economic activity. The principal results show that economic activity has a positive effect on the quality of education and the effects are persistent over time. However, the effects of the previous quality of education on current quality disappear over time. Therefore, the quality of education does not reproduce endogenously in time. These findings have practical implications for research on education and for comparative education.

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了解经济活动对教育质量的时空影响：来自哥伦比亚的证据

本研究估计了经济活动对哥伦比亚各地区教育质量的影响。为了估计这种影响，我们首先计算一个教育质量指数。其次，我们使用空间回归模型来估计区域的空间异质性对该质量指标的影响。第三，我们使用动态数据面板方法和工具变量来估计因果关系，其中使用来自卫星图像的电力消耗数据和光强度来衡量经济活动。主要结果表明，经济活动对教育质量有积极影响，而且这种影响会随着时间的推移而持续存在。然而，先前的教育质量对当前质量的影响会随着时间的推移而消失。所以，教育质量不能及时内生地复制。这些发现对教育研究和比较教育具有实际意义。