Structural Interdependence among Colombian Departments

This paper advances on the analysis of the structural interdependence among Colombian departments. The results show that Bogotá has a large influence in the other regional economies through its purchasing power. Additionally, it can be observed a centerperiphery pattern in the spatial concentration of the effects of the hypothetical extraction of any territory. From a policy point of view, the main findings reaffirm the role played by Bogotá in the polarization process observed in the regional economies in Colombia in the last years. Any policy action oriented to reduce these regional disparities should take into account that, given the structural interdependence among Colombian departments, new investment in the lagged regions would flow through Bogotá and the major regional economies.Input-output; extraction method; Colombia Classification JEL: R12; R15.

Efectos regionales de una mayor liberación comercial en Colombia: Una estimación con el Modelo CEER

Este trabajo es un primer intento para relacionar los fundamentos teóricos de la nueva geografía económica con modelos espaciales de equilibrio general. Analizar la distribución de la actividad económica colombiana en el espacio utilizando los supuestos tradicionales de los modelos de equilibrio general computable tiene poco sentido, especialmente cuando una unidad territorial, Bogotá, concentra más de una cuarta parte del PIB y cuando se tienen, en comparación con los estándares europeos o norteamericanos, costos de transporte elevados y poca integración espacial. Lo anterior hace necesario incorporar las imperfecciones del mercado y el componente espacial en el análisis de la creciente participación de Colombia en los mercados externos. El documento se desarrolla utilizando el modelo CEER, un modelo espacial de equilibrio general computable para la economía colombiana, que incorpora rendimientos no constantes a escala y costos de transporte distintos al tipo iceberg. Los resultados de los ejercicios de simulación confirman los impactos asimétricos de la liberalización del comercio sobre una economía, en la que Bogotá puede explotar en mayor grado las economías a escala que el resto del país. El análisis también revela la importancia de las diferentes hipótesis sobre la movilidad de factores y el papel de los precios para comprender mejor las consecuencias de abrir la economía al comercio internacional en un país en desarrollo.nueva geografía económica, Modelo CEER, apertura económica, regiones, Colombia.

Padrões de comércio interestadual no Brasil, 1985 e 1997

O principal objetivo deste trabalho é verificar o padrão de comércio entre as 27 unidades da Federação para os anos de 1985 e 1997. A fim de implementar tal análise foram utilizados dados dos fluxos de comércio inter-regional (confaz e ibge). A análise espacial permite detectar a presença de autocorrelação espacial global e local na distribuição de comércio e em seus componentes. Os resultados da estatística lisa nos permite observar a existência de heterogeneidade espacial no comércio inter-regional durante o período de análise. A existência de clusters de alto comércio e baixo comércio inter-regional durante o período de análise pode indicar a persistência de disparidades regionais entre as unidades da Federação no curto prazo

Incidence of Shwachman-Diamond syndrome

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Impacto Das Exportações Brasileiras Para O Mercosul, União Européia E Nafta Sobre Produção E Emprego: Uma Análise De Insumo-Produto Para 1997 -2001

The Brazilian exports and the degree of openness of the Brazilian economy have increased in the recent period. Brazil is searching for new trade partners in order to improve its share in the international trade. This paper has as principal aim analyze the impact of those strategies upon production and employment. In order to reach this aim we will use the input-output matrices for the Brazilian economy estimated by Guilhoto and Sesso (2005). We will open the exports component of final demand into four trade blocks

Macroeconomia dos estados e matriz interestadual de insumo-produto

This paper presents the methodology and the results ofthe estimation of a system of state accounts for Brazil. Using the available information on GDP, government revenues and expenditures, international and interstate trade for the states, estimates for consumption and private investment were produced. The system was calibrated for the year 1996. Given the state accounts and the national input-output table, an eight-sector interstate input-output table was prepared

Absence of acquired copy number neutral loss of heterozygosity (CN-LOH) of chromosome 7 in a series of 10 patients with Shwachman-Diamond syndrome

We report that acquired copy number neutral loss of heterozygosity (CN-LOH) of chromosome 7 was not identified in a series of 10 patients with Shwachman\u2013Diamond syndrome (SDS)