Regional Growth Convergence in Colombia Using Social Indicators

Boris Branisa and Adriana Cardozo Silva

No 195, Ibero America Institute for Econ. Research (IAI) Discussion Papers from Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research

Abstract: This paper investigates convergence in social indicators among Colombian departments from 1973 to 2005. We use census data and apply both the regression approach and the distributional approach (univariate and bivariate kernel density estimators). Using literacy rate as a proxy for education, we find convergence between 1973 and 2005, but persistence in the distribution between 1975 and 2000, when we use the infant survival rate and life expectancy at birth as proxies for health. Additionally, using data from Demographic and Health Surveys, we find convergence in the rate of children that are well-nourished between 1995 and 2005.

Keywords: Colombia; regional convergence; distribution dynamics; social indicators; kernel density estimators (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 O18 O54 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 53 pages
Date: 2009-07-29
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