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El legado colonial y el desarrollo regional en Colombia

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  • Bonet, Jaime
  • Roca, Adolfo Meisel

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This paper uses the theoretical and empirical contributions of recent international literature on the determinants of long run economic growth to explain the historical origin of the enormous regional economic inequalities which characterize Colombia. The results indicate that geography and culture are not direct determinants of differences in regional per capita income. Nevertheless, geography did play a central but indirect role through its influence on settlement patterns during the colonial period. Although econometric estimations indicate that the colonial legacy influenced contemporary differences in regional income, it is not clear if this effect operates via the institutions or human capital.

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  • Bonet, Jaime & Roca, Adolfo Meisel, 2007. "El legado colonial y el desarrollo regional en Colombia," Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 25(3), pages 367-394, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:reveco:v:25:y:2007:i:03:p:367-394_00
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    1. Julio E. Romero-Prieto, 2016. "Población y desarrollo en la periferia colombiana en el siglo XX," Revista Economía y Región, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar, vol. 10(1), pages 7-50, June.
    2. Meisel Roca Adolfo, 2009. "Albert O. Hirschman y los desequilibrios económicos regionales: de la economía a la política, pasando por la antropología y la historia," Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, Universidad de los Andes,Facultad de Economía, CEDE, April.
    3. Juliana Jaramillo-Echeverri, 2023. "La transición de la fecundidad en Colombia: nueva evidencia regional," Cuadernos de Historia Económica 60, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.
    4. Julio E. Romero-Prieto, 2015. "Población y desarrollo en el Pacífico colombiano," Documentos de trabajo sobre Economía Regional y Urbana 232, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.

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