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La industria colombiana en el siglo XXI

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  • Juan Esteban Carranza
  • Jesús Antonio Bejarano Rojas
  • Camila Casas
  • Alejandra Ximena Gonzalez-Ramirez
  • Stefany Moreno-Burbano
  • Fernando Arias-Rodríguez
  • Juan Sebastián Vélez-Velásquez

Abstract

¿Qué factores determinaron el desempeño de las firmas manufactureras colombianas desde 2000? Este análisis está informado por un entendimiento teórico de los mecanismos que determinan el comportamiento de las firmas. En el análisis macroeconómico, encontramos que ni la tasa de cambio ni la demanda externa explican el grueso de la variación en la producción industrial agregada. La variable agregada que explica mejor las fluctuaciones de la producción industrial es una variable no observada que interpretamos como un choque de demanda interna. Basados en el análisis microeconométrico, encontramos que son las grandes diferencias en productividad las que explican las diferencias en el desempeño de las firmas industriales. También encontramos que las firmas con mejor desempeño son las que comercian más con el resto del mundo. Así mismo, la probabilidad de supervivencia de las firmas está correlacionada de forma inversa y significativa con la tasa de tributación sobre las utilidades de las firmas. Constatamos que hay oportunidades de mejoramiento de la capacidad productiva de la industria en el cierre de las brechas de productividad entre firmas, en su exposición al comercio exterior y su tributación. Este tipo de evidencia sirve de base para políticas públicas efectivas en la promoción de la actividad industria. ****** Which factors were determinant in the performance of Colombian manufacturing firms since 2000? This analysis is based on a deep understanding of the theoretical mechanisms that underline firmss behavior. The macroeconomic analysis concludes that most of the variation in aggregate industrial production is not explained neither by the exchange rate nor by the external demand. The aggregate variable that explains most of the variation in industrial output is an unobservable variable that we interpret as a demand shock. The microeconometric analysis allow us to conclude that differences in their productivity explains most of the differences in performance among industrial firms. Additionally, we show that firms with higher international trade are the ones with better outcomes. Likewise, firms’ survival probability is significantly negatively correlated with the tax rate on their profits. Our analysis indicates that there are opportunities for improving industrys productive capacity by reducing their productivity differences, by increasing international trade, and by improving the tax code. This evidence is useful for formulating public policies that effectively promotes industrial activity.

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  • Juan Esteban Carranza & Jesús Antonio Bejarano Rojas & Camila Casas & Alejandra Ximena Gonzalez-Ramirez & Stefany Moreno-Burbano & Fernando Arias-Rodríguez & Juan Sebastián Vélez-Velásquez, 2018. "La industria colombiana en el siglo XXI," Revista ESPE - Ensayos sobre Política Económica, Banco de la Republica de Colombia, issue 87, pages 1-69, November.
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    Keywords

    Industria manufacturera; Colombia; tasa de cambio; demanda externa; demanda interna; aranceles; impuestos; productividad; comercio exterior; tributación; apalancamiento; industry; Colombia; Exchange rate; external demand; domestic demand; tariffs; taxes; productivity; international trade; tax code; leverage;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • L60 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - General
    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • E17 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
    • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology

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