Structural Interdependence among Colombian Departments

Eduardo Haddad (), Fernando Salgueiro Perobelli (), Jaime Alfredo Bonet () and Geoffrey J. D. Hewings ()

BORRADORES DE ECONOMIA from BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA

Abstract: This paper advances on the analysis of the structural interdependence among Colombian departments. The results show that Bogotá has a large influence in the other regional economies through its purchasing power. Additionally, it can be observed a centerperiphery pattern in the spatial concentration of the effects of the hypothetical extraction of any territory. From a policy point of view, the main findings reaffirm the role played by Bogotá in the polarization process observed in the regional economies in Colombia in the last years. Any policy action oriented to reduce these regional disparities should take into account that, given the structural interdependence among Colombian departments, new investment in the lagged regions would flow through Bogotá and the major regional economies.

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Date: 2008-06-10
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