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Read the latest Regional Economic Bulletins (Boletines Económicos Regionales, BER), which gather information on economic activity in eight regions of the country during the first quarter of the year.
  Bogotá   (Bogotá D.C., Cundinamarca)
See the recent Regional Economic Bulletins (BERs) that gather information on the economic activity in eight regions of the country during the second quarter of 2024..
The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Banco de la República or its Board of Directors..   ABSTRACT  
See the latest editions of the Regional Economic Bulletin (REB) for information on economic activity in eight regions of the country during the first quarter of the year.
  Bogotá (Bogotá D.C., Cundinamarca)
Se presenta evidencia clara a favor de la hipótesis de que la estructura a plazo real contiene información sobre las expectativas de la actividad económica en Colombia para los plazos entre 6 y 12, 6 y 24, y 12 y 24 meses adelante. Los signos de los coeficientes estimados son, en todos los casos,…
Since: 1990
Abstract A vast amount of literature in Colombia has studied differentials in working conditions and income inequalities. Empirical results have shown that inequalities in the country have been persistent. Disparities in the health conditions of individuals have received less attention in a…
Abstract The extraction of non-renewable natural resources has the potential to generate revenue to finance government activities. One of the most used tax tools is the collection of royalties from mining projects because they are usually unrelated to their profitability. Royalties often have…
No previous work has focused on the analysis of the regional and interregional structure and structural changes in Colombia. An initial exploration using a parsimonious approach to the measurement of interregional interaction suggested a country with limited spatial interdependency. These findings…
Abstract This article studies the effect of gender identity social norms on relative income and time use in Colombia’s households. I find a discontinuity in women’s relative income distribution, precisely in the point when they exceed men’s income. This phenomenon has been observed in other…
Abstract We combine two modifications to the standard (current and total income) collateral constraint that has been commonly used in models that analyze financial crisis interventions. Specifically, we consider an alternative constraint stated in terms of future and disposable income. We find…
In a previous paper (Parra-Polania and Vargas, 2015) we modify the financial constraint of a very standard model to incorporate the fact that international lenders take into account that taxes (or subsidies) affect borrowers’ income available for debt repayments, and find that ex-post interventions…
Remarks presented at the Bear Stearns 2006 Colombia Conference.
Remittance inflows are mainly flows of foreign currency sent periodically by emigrants to their families in the country of origin for various purposes such as contributing to household support, children's education, the purchase of housing or other investments that generate capital income for the…
Abstract Colombia saw a drop in investment as a result of the COVID-19 shock, which resulted in a negative gap in the second quarter of 2020 of -2.8% of the GDP. In the context of the region, Peru was hardest hit, while countries such as Mexico, Chile, and Brazil suffered minor setbacks. The…
Translation available since: 2015 | Periodicity: Semesterly
In compliance with Article 5 of Law 31 of 1992, the Board of Directors of Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) submits a report to the Congress of Colombia twice a year in which it reports on the performance of the economy and its outlook. This report is submitted twice a year, in…
The Internal Control Department presented a report on the status of the Bank’s internal control system during the period from January 1 to June 30, 2020. It did so in accordance with the provisions in Article 156 of Decree 2106 of 2019 issued by the Civil Service Department and the instructions and…
Since: 2005 | Periodicity: Quarterly
Since: 2012 | Until: 2022 | Periodicity: Quarterly