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Mercado y gasto social: la agenda pendiente para la equidad en Colombia

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  • Miguel Urrutia
  • Christian Robles B�ez

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Tanto la alta concentración del ingreso como el regular desempeno económico de Colombia se explican, por lo menos en alguna parte, por las falencias que ha tenido su política fiscal. En este sentido, el artículo senala que una política fiscal robusta, con mayor gasto social y mayor recaudo tributario, es esencial para mejorar la distribución del ingreso y contribuir a un mayor crecimiento económico. Sostenemos que no existe un dilema entre un mayor peso del Estado en la economía y un mayor fortalecimiento de los mercados, ni tampoco un dilema entre crecer o distribuir. Por el contrario, proveemos evidencia teórica y empírica que apoya la idea según la cual una mayor equidad económica favorece un crecimiento económico mayor y más estable. De este modo, la política fiscal está en capacidad de mejorar las condiciones sociales de la población más vulnerable, no solo redistribuyendo mejor los recursos disponibles, sino también haciendo que estos sean mayores en el largo plazo.

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  • Miguel Urrutia & Christian Robles B�ez, 2019. "Mercado y gasto social: la agenda pendiente para la equidad en Colombia," Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, Universidad de los Andes,Facultad de Economía, CEDE, vol. 82(3), pages 73-101.
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    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • N16 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • O23 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Development
    • O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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