The paper analyzes Albert Hirschman's theory of linkages in economic development in his writings, and the possible influence of his Colombia experience in the development of this idea. The theory is then applied to explain Colombia’s economic history in the nineteenth and twentieth century....

This essay refers to the experience of analysing the economy and designing strategies of public investment in Colombia during the middle of the twentieth century. The story of the planning efforts undertaken in the country before the Report of the Planning National Council of 1952, in whose...

La eficiencia técnica y asignativa son análisis relativos, empleados en procesos productivos para conocer el máximo nivel producido y cantidad óptima utilizada de insumos acorde con sus precios. El presente estudio maneja datos microeconómicos de caficultores pequeños, medianos y grandes...

Based on previous works, treating migration as a development tool, the authors assess the effect of migration on living standards by modeling the impact of having an emigrant household member on the Living Standards Index. As usual in migration related literature, they treat endogenous nature of...