We use data from Bogotá and Medellín to describe key quality of life indicators of each city and illustrate their spatial segregation at the census sector level and present evidence that the main two Colombian cities are highly spatially segregated according to their education levels and...

This paper analyses a comprehensive dataset on migration using robust econometric methodologies to assess a range of economic and social impacts of migration on individuals and households left behind. Our findings indicate that there is no significant impact on labour force participation in...

We study the effect of relationship lending on small firms failure probability using a uniquely rich data set comprised of information on individual loans of a large number of small firms in Colombia. We control for firm-specific variables and find that small firms involved in long-term liaisons...

Utilizando información del sistema de ahorro individual entre 1998 y 2005, se encuentra evidencia de que la tasa de retorno real de los fondos y la población ocupada son los determinantes principales del número de cotizantes a las distintas AFP. El valor promedio del fondo, utilizado como...

The most recent episode of market turmoil exposed the limitations resulting from the traditional focus on too-big-to-fail institutions within an increasingly systemic-crisis-prone financial system, and encouraged the appearance of the too-connected-to-fail (TCTF) concept. The TCTF concept...

El documento compara tres índices alternativos para la medición de los Términos de Intercambio (TI) en Colombia: el ITI-PIB, que se construye con los deflactores implícitos del PIB; el ITI-CE, que utiliza el índice de valor unitario con información de comercio exterior y el ITI-IPP, basado...

In this paper we set up a small open economy model with financial frictions, following Curdia and Woodford (2010)’s model. Unlike other results in the literature such as Curdia and Woodford (2010), McCulley and Ramin (2008) and Taylor (2008), we find that optimal monetary policy should not...

Using a three-equation New Keynesian model we find that incorporating an escape clause (EC) into Forward Guidance (FG) is welfare improving as it allows the monetary authority to avoid cases in which the cost of reduced flexibility is too high. The EC provides the central bank with another...

Using data from the 2010 Colombia Demographic and Health Survey and of the National Survey of the Nutritional Situation in Colombia (ENDS-ENSIN), we analyzed the evolution of the height for the Colombian birth cohorts in the period 1946-1992 by ethnic groups defined through self-classification....

En este documento se analiza la relación existente entre el riesgo del sector real y del sistema financiero. Para esto, se estima un modelo FAVAR en el cual se incluyen un conjunto de variables que reflejan la evolución de la dinámica común de las series de los diferentes sectores de la...