It was thought that with the reforms of nineties the process of restructuring and reconverting will led the industry of Antioquia to raise its capacity to compete in the internal and external markets. Thepresent article intents to evaluate the effect of the reforms of the nineties over growth,...

This paper measures and compares the Intraindustry Trade (IIT) levels between Colombia and its main economic regions with the Andean Community (AC). It finds that this trade has been overestimated in previous studies due to geographical and aggregation biases. The nature of IIT is predominantly...