
doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3552706
Spanish Abstract: Este trabajo realiza una estimacion de la Productividad Total Factorial para 11 departamentos y 20 divisiones industriales en Colombia durante el periodo 2012-2016, utilizando informacion de la Encuesta Anual Manufacturera del DANE y usando el metodo semi-parametrico propuesto por Levinsohn y Petrin (2003) para este fin. Los resultados muestran que los departamentos de Bolivar, Bogota, Cundinamarca y Antioquia presentaron niveles de productividad superiores a la media nacional, mientras Valle del Cauca, Cauca y Tolima, fueron los de mas bajo desempeno. En cuanto a sectores industriales, se destacan los altos niveles de productividad en la produccion de farmaceuticos y sustancias quimicas medicinales; aparatos y equipo electrico y fabricacion de sustancias y productos quimicos. Por el contrario, sectores tradicionales como fabricacion de productos textiles, elaboracion de alimentos, productos metalurgicos basicos y elaboracion de bebidas, presentaron bajos niveles de productividad, comparado con la media nacional. Estos resultados ponen de relieve la importancia de desarrollar politicas publicas focalizadas en aquellos sectores promisorios y regiones mas relegadas, como manera de impulsar el desarrollo industrial y cerrar las brechas de ingresos y calidad de vida entre regiones. English Abstract: In this paper, we estimate the Total Factor Productivity (TFP) for 11 departments and 20 industrial divisions in Colombia during the period 2012-2016. To this end, we employ a semiparametric method proposed by Levinsohn and Petrin (2003), using official information of the Encuesta Anual Manufacturera –EAM (Annual Manufacturing Survey), which considers microdata information of most Colombian manufacturing firms. The departments of Bolivar, Bogota, Cundinamarca and Antioquia exhibits the higher productivity growth during the period, in contrast with Valle del Cauca, Cauca and Tolima, which shows the lowest performance. In terms of industrial divisions, it stands out the Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products; Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products and Manufacture of electrical equipment; while traditional sectors as Manufacture of food products, beverages and textiles reports the lower productivity growth levels. This results remarks the importance to implement policies that helps to improve the industrial performance of some strategic sectors as a way to close the income gap between regions.
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