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A Regional Economic Policy for Colombia

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  • Juan David Barón

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  • Gerson Javier Pérez

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  • Peter Rowland

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This paper proposes a framework for a regional economic policy in Colombia. The regional characteristics and disparities of the country are studied, and regional disparities are shown to be both significant and persistent over time. This calls for a policy initiative to promote the development of the poorer regions of the country. The study here draws lessons from other cases of regional economic policy, and proposes a framework based on the regional policy initiative that is currently being implemented in Brazil.

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Paper provided by Banco de la Republica de Colombia in its series Borradores de Economia with number 314.

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Cited by:
  1. Peter Rowland, 2006. "A Regional Study of the Colombian Corporate Sector:," BORRADORES DE ECONOMIA 001933, BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA.
  2. Gerson Javier Pérez V. & Peter Rowland, 2004. "Regional Economic Policies:Four Country Cases," BORRADORES DE ECONOMIA 003438, BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA.
  3. Bennett Sutton & Genevieve Lindow & Maria Isabel Serra & Gustavo Ramirez & Maria Fernanda Pazmino, 2006. "Regional Convergence in Latin America," IMF Working Papers 06/125, International Monetary Fund.
  4. Peter Rowland, . "A Regional Study of the Colombian Corporate Sector: Differences, Trends and Developments in Different Cities," Borradores de Economia 373, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.

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