Tres ensayos sobre las desigualdades regionales en Colombia

Abstract

The thesis consists of three independent chapters thematically connected. Chapter one analyzes the problem of the departmental convergence in Colombia between the periods of 1975-2005. For that is proposed the estimation of convergence equation with individual effect fixed, calculating stationary state from equilibrium to each department to pay attention to valor of this individual effect fixed and to define convergence clubs to pay attention the similarity of each stationary state. _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 2 investigates the determinants of factor productivity growth of industry in the departments of Colombia. Here we decompose productivity change into efficiency change, technical change, and scale effects. _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 3 considers the technical efficiency of the main industrial sectors, through a stochastic frontier model, and considering the influence of the spatial dependence on the estimate. _x000D_ _x000D_ The results of the thesis suggests that in Colombia there has been a polarization process in production, as economic disparities between departments are increasing in recent years.

Date of Award	5 Feb 2016
Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Supervisor	Jose Luis Raymond Bara (Director)