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- Jhorland Ayala-García
- Leider Manjarres-Beleño
- Maria Urueta Polo
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Este documento analiza el impacto de los desastres naturales sobre el transporte de carga en la Vía Panamericana, uno de los corredores viales más estratégicos que une el continente americano de norte a sur, desde Alaska a Argentina. En Colombia, este tramo atraviesa el país desde la frontera con Ecuador hasta cerca del límite con Panamá, desempeñando un papel importante en el comercio interno del país. Este estudio construye una base de datos mensual con información del Instituto Nacional de Vías (INVIAS) sobre cierres viales y del Registro Nacional de Despacho de Carga (RNDC) sobre volúmenes de transporte. Entre los años 2017 y 2024, se registraron un total de 128 cierres y más del 70% asociados a deslizamientos y derrumbes en tramos estratégicos como La Pintada-Medellín, donde hubo un total de 27 cierres viales dentro del período. Por medio de la estimación de un modelo gravitacional, se evalúa el impacto de los cierres viales sobre el volumen de carga transportada por los municipios y departamentos con influencia directa en la Vía. Los resultados muestran efectos significativos de baja magnitud en los cierres asociados a desastres naturales sobre el volumen de carga transportada y los costos de transporte. **** ABSTRACT: This paper analyzes the impact of natural disasters on freight transportation along the Vía Panamericana, one of the most strategic road corridors connecting the American continent from north to south, from Alaska to Argentina. In Colombia, this segment crosses the country from the border with Ecuador to close to the boundary with Panama, playing a key role in domestic trade. We construct a monthly dataset using information from the Instituto Nacional de Vías (INVIAS) on road closures and from the Registro Nacional de Despacho de Carga (RNDC) on freight volumes. Between 2017 and 2024 were registered 128 clousures in total, more than 70% associated with landslides and rockfalls in strategic sections such as La Pintada-Medellín, which registered 27 road closures during the period. Using a gravity model, we evaluate the impact of road closures on the volume of freight transported by municipalities and departments directly influenced by the highway. The results show significant effects of closures associated with natural disasters, although of low magnitude, on freight volumes and transportation costs.
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Jhorland Ayala-García & Leider Manjarres-Beleño & Maria Urueta Polo, 2026.
"Impacto de los desastres naturales en la Vía Panamericana sobre el movimiento de carga,"
Documentos de trabajo sobre Economía Regional y Urbana
341, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.
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RePEc:bdr:region:341
DOI: 10.32468/dtseru.341
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JEL classification:
- Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
- R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
- R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
- R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
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