Colombian structural change occurred after the export economy benefited from the prolonged upsurge of world trade cycle and so did during the twenties the coffee industry. As causes of the abrupt decline of the external sector in Colombia export activity are attributed first the generalized...

The Colombian political economy during the upsurge of the economic cycle of 1975-80 attempted to curtail repercussions that affected coffee export's income distribution particularly as adjusting mechanisms contemplated to equilibrate the whole economy price level. From the conventional economic...

An appraisal of the structural factors that determine price fluctuations in the Colombian coffee economy is object of study during the 1975-85 cycle. Some of the exchange determinants that affect the economy are considered particularly as a consequence of a sudden income rise due to coffee...

It has been said that coffee is the second most sold commodity in the world after petroleum. At a first glance, this would indicate that all coffee industry participants enjoy great benefits derived from the commercialisation of this exquisite product; regrettably this is not the case....

A deep archive enquire reveals to the author that the management of the Colombian Coffee Industry during the last quarter of a century did not accomplish the best management practices as the Williamson and Coase fundamental transaction cost theorem proclaimed. This iron management theorem was...

This work evaluates the economic efficiency of coffee growers and the decision-making processes in the configuration of their production systems and agronomic practices over time. For these purposes, information from 136 coffee growers in the department of Caldas was analyzed. These growers...