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Determinantes del ahorro en Colombia: 1925 - 1994

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  • Mauricio Cárdenas
  • Andrés Escobar Arango

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“El presente trabajo analiza los determinantes del ahorro en Colombia en el marco de un modelo intertemporal. El ahorro nacional responde parcialmente a cambios temporales en el ingreso, de acuerdo con la hipótesis del ingreso permanente. Un mayor gasto del gobierno está asociado con un menor nivel de ahorro nacional, refutando la existencia de equivalencia Ricardiana. El trabajo también prueba otras hipótesis relacionadas con el comportamiento del ahorro. Se encuentra que cambios en el ahorro nacional y en la inversión están perfectamente correlacionados, y que el ahorro causa el crecimiento. Los resultados también indican que las tasas de urbanización y de dependencia tienen un impacto negativo y significativo, en el ahorro privado. Finalmente, una parte importante de la reciente reducción en el ahorro privado se debe al aumento en el consumo corriente del gobierno y a los mayores niveles de tributación. El trabajo está estructurado de la siguiente manera. La sección 2 presenta un modelo de optimización intertemporal que sugiere hipótesis contrastables empíricamente sobre la dinámica del ahorro. La 3 presenta las series de tiempo y los hechos estilizados del ahorro en Colombia entre 1925 y 1994. La 4 explora la naturaleza de las correlaciones entre ahorro nacional, inversión y crecimiento. De acuerdo con los resultados de la sección 5, el comportamiento de las series de tiempo colombianas concuerda con las predicciones del modelo de la sección 2. La sección 6 contiene resultados econométricos adicionales basados en un enfoque más ecléctico acerca de los determinantes del ahorro La sección 7 estima los determinantes del ahorro con un panel de 397 empresas para el período 1985-1993. El trabajo finaliza con una sección que resume las conclusiones y recomendaciones de política.”

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  • Mauricio Cárdenas & Andrés Escobar Arango, 1997. "Determinantes del ahorro en Colombia: 1925 - 1994," Coyuntura Económica, Fedesarrollo, June.
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    Keywords

    Informes de Investigación; Ahorros; Determinantes del Ahorro; Consumo; Inversiones; Modelos Econométricos; Bienes de Consumo; Inversiones Públicas; Inversiones Privadas; Inflación; Producto Interno Bruto; Colombia;
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    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
    • L67 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Other Consumer Nondurables: Clothing, Textiles, Shoes, and Leather Goods; Household Goods; Sports Equipment
    • E22 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • R53 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Public Facility Location Analysis; Public Investment and Capital Stock

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