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This study aims to provide a socio-economic outlook of Bogota, focusing on the first decade of the 21st century. Bogota has become the Colombian most successful city. Socioeconomic indicators such as per capita income, low rates of informality, high coverage of public supplied services and high...
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Economic and demographic growth in Colombia has been dominated by the largest cities. This has resulted in the common believe that Colombia is mainly an urban country. The aim of this paper is to show how economic and demographic growth has evolved, especially, the population density, since the...
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Medellin, the second most important amongst Colombian cities, was once the country´s main industrial hub. This success was based on the rise of its textile cluster, which constituted the primary source of urban economic growth during most of the twentieth century. However, excessive...
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This paper studies the evidence on regional convergence in the last two decades. The results point to a high degree of persistence in regional inequalities. This was confirmed through the analysis of spatial econometrics, which showed that there is a strong spatial dependence in the distribution...
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Cartagena de Indias, located in the Colombian Caribbean coast, and capital of Bolívar department, is currently going through a defining moment in its economic history. Two of its key sectors are initiating important projects: the existing oil refinery, with and expansion and modernization of...
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Luego de un largo periodo de estancamiento, el sector industrial de Barranquilla ha venido mostrando señales de recuperación. El principal objetivo del presente documento es verificar si efectivamente se han producido cambios en la tendencia durante la última década. Las estadísticas...
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Este trabajo analiza la geografía económica de la región amazónica colombiana, compuesta por los departamentos de Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Guaviare, Putumayo y Vaupés. Para este propósito se describen las principales características físicas, demográficas, sociales y económicas. El...
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En el presente documento se propone la creación de un Fondo de Compensación Regional (FCR) para impulsar el desarrollo de la periferia de Colombia, la cual concentra más del 44% de la población total y el 60% de los habitantes con Necesidades Básicas Insatisfechas (NBI).Es importante...
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Este trabajo avanza en el estudio de la convergencia en el ingreso regional en Colombia, a través del análisis de las cifras de ingreso departamental calculadas por el CEGA recientemente. Los resultados muestran un proceso de polarización entre Bogotá y el resto de departamentos. También...
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En los últimos años, el deterioro económico y social del Departamentodel Chocó ha sido noticia nacional. Los diferentes indicadores muestranun estancamiento relativo del departamento, cuyo rezago se ha ampliadocon el paso del tiempo. Este documento identifica cinco elementos quehan...
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