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- Luis Armando Galvis-Aponte
- Lucas Wilfried Hahn-De-Castro
- Adolfo Meisel-Roca
- Hernando Vargas-Herrera
Abstract
n this paper we conduct an analysis of economic growth and convergence in the Colombian municipalities during the period 1993-2012. The objective is to evaluate the existence of convergence taking into account the externalities of physical and human capital. According to Mankiw et al. (1992), we estimate convergence equations that are augmented with human capital. Moreover, spatial autocorrelation tests carried out show that this phenomenon can bias the results, leading us to incorporate them in the estimation. We follow the methodology proposed by Ertur and Koch (2006, 2007), who include technological externalities in the analysis of the model which solely considers physical capital (Solow, 1956), and the augmented model with human capital (MRW, 1992). The results show that when spillovers are not taken into account, there is evidence of convergence, however such evidence disappears once they are included in the model. En el presente trabajo se realiza un análisis del crecimiento económico municipal en el período 1993-2012.El objetivo es evaluar la existencia de convergencia teniendo en cuenta las externalidades del capital humano y el capital físico. Siguiendo el análisis propuesto por Mankiw et al. (1992)1, se estiman las ecuaciones de convergencia aumentadas con capital humano. Se realizan pruebas de autocorrelación espacial,y dado que este fenómeno puede afectar los resultados de las estimaciones, se incorporan dichos efectos en las ecuaciones de convergencia. Para ello se sigue la propuesta de Ertur y Koch (2006; 2007), quienes incluyen las externalidades tecnológicas en el análisis del modelo que considera solamente el capital físico (Solow, 1956), y en el modelo aumentado con el capital humano (MRW, 1992).Los resultados indican que cuando no se tienen en cuenta los efectos de los spillovers, existe evidencia de convergencia. Esta, sin embargo, desaparece cuando dichos efectos son añadidos al modelo.
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Luis Armando Galvis-Aponte & Lucas Wilfried Hahn-De-Castro & Adolfo Meisel-Roca & Hernando Vargas-Herrera, 2018.
"Crecimiento municipal en Colombia : el papel de las externalidades espaciales, el capital humano y el capital físico,"
Chapters, in: Ensayos sobre crecimiento económico en Colombia, chapter 2, pages 27-58,
Banco de la Republica de Colombia.
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RePEc:bdr:bdrcap:2018-isbn:9789586643757-cap2
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