In this paper, we modeled the Colombian long run economic growth (1925-2003) using a tworegime first order Markov switching model. We found evidence of non-linearity in the annual rate of economic growth. The results show that changes between regimes are sudden and sporadic. The Colombian economy remains in the sustainable growth regime most of the time. The turning points from the Markov switching model capture very well the behavior of real output through time. In fact, they identify the four main depressions of the century.
En este documento se calcula la tasa de cambio real de equilibrio y su desalineamiento. Este último entendido como la diferencia entre la tasa real de cambio observada y la tasa de equilibrio. Para llevar a cabo este ejercicio se utiliza el enfoque de tendencias comunes asociadas a un modelo VEC estructural (SVEC). El ejercicio, llevado a cabo para el período 1962-2005, indica que la tasa real de cambio ha estado sobrevaluada principalmente entre 1962 y 1974, en 1983-1985 y en 1995-1997. Los resultados sugieren que la tasa de cambio real no ha estado lejos del equilibrio en los años recientes. Palabras clave: tasa real de cambio de equilibrio, desalineamiento, modelo VEC estructural.
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