Colonial Mestizaje and its Consequences for Human Capital and Early Twentieth Century Regional Industrialization in Colombia

Irina Rosa Espana E () and Irina Rosa España E. y Fabio Sánchez T.
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Fabio Sanchez Torres

No 10015, Documentos CEDE from Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE

Abstract: This paper quantitatively shows that the 1945 regional differences in the degree of development of manufacturing industry are explained by human capital accumulation prior to industrial development. Human capital accumulation was more intense in the regions with higher presence of non white free population - the Free of all Colors" caste - at the end of the colonial times. Once the country began industrializing at the beginning of the twentieth century the former "Free of all Colors" regions were better prepared to adapt and to use the industrial technology and hence manufacturing industry rose with greater strength in those regions. "

Keywords: Industrialization; human capital; coffee; gold; foreign crises; free population. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N36 N66 N96 O14 O18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36
Date: 2012-09-06
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