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Migraciones internacionales en Colombia : ¿Qué sabemos?

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  • Mauricio Cárdenas Santa María
  • Carolina Mejía Mantilla

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El fenómeno de las migraciones internacionales en Colombia, tanto la inmigración de extranjeros como la emigración de colombianos, ha sido un tema poco investigado hasta el momento. En un intento por llenar este vacío, este estudio realiza una caracterización sociodemográfica detallada de los inmigrantes y los emigrantes del país, con base en la información disponible. De forma similar, se identifican los principales determinantes de las oleadas migratorias de colombianos al exterior, con especial énfasis en la oleada más reciente, que tuvo lugar a finales de la década de los noventa. Colombia es un país de emigrantes, más que inmigrantes, y los principales países de destino son Estados Unidos, Espana, Venezuela y Ecuador. Adicionalmente, es claro que los factores económicos, como por ejemplo la brecha de ingreso con los países industrializados, y la crisis económica de 1988-1999, junto con la intensificación del conflicto interno, son los principales determinantes de la emigración reciente.Abstrac: Until recently, international migration in Colombia received little attention from the academic circles. This paper contributes to the scarce analysis of this phenomenon, witha detailed characterization of immigrants in our country as well as of Colombianemigrants abroad. In sum, as most countries in Latin America, Colombia is an emigrantcountry. The most important destination countries are the United States, Spain,Venezuela and Ecuador. The analysis shows that economic factors are the maindeterminants of Colombian emigration. Variables such as the per capita income gap,economic cycles and labor market indicators affect the decision to migrate. In addition,the escalation of the armed conflict is another important element to be considered.

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  • Mauricio Cárdenas Santa María & Carolina Mejía Mantilla, 2006. "Migraciones internacionales en Colombia : ¿Qué sabemos?," Working Papers Series. Documentos de Trabajo 3217, Fedesarrollo.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000123:003217
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    1. Cristina Escobar & Milena Gómez Kopp, 2015. "El voto en el exterior : estudio comparativo de las elecciones colombianas legislativas y presidenciales," Books, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Facultad de Finanzas, Gobierno y Relaciones Internacionales, number 90, August.
    2. Edgard Polanco, 2009. "Asimilación laboral de los inmigrantes colombianos en Estados Unidos," Revista de Economía del Rosario, Universidad del Rosario, May.

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    Keywords

    Migraciones internacionales; Caracterización inmigrantes; Caracterización emigrantes; Determinantes de la migración; Colombia;
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    JEL classification:

    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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