Barón Ortegón

This article analyzes the relation between GDP per capita (CPIBpc) and access to tertiary education, seen from the perspective of growth rate of the number of enrollments (TCMes) in higher education in Colombia for the period (1971-2016). By using a VEC model and assuming everything else constant, it is concluded that TCMes Granger caused the Colombian GDP per capita and vice-versa, therefore, the existence of a long run relation between both variables is verified.

Barón Ortegón, Brayan Alexander (2018): Cointegration of Economic growth and External balance in Colombia: 1963-2016. This is the latest version of this item. In this paper is analyzed the relation between GDP growth and External balance in Colombia for the study period (1963-2016) by using a VECM. Supposing everything else unchanged, we conclude that Colombian external balance granger caused GDP growth and there was indeed a long run relation between both variables.

In this work, a historical recount is made, decade by decade, of the main milestones and policies that allowed South Korea to achieve its economic development in the second half of the 20th century (1953-1997), how did South Korea achieve it? We will see that, in the initial stages of this process, the Korean State played a vital role, by fostering certain strategic sectors and implementing a set of pragmatic economic policies, depending on the specific circumstances and economic conjuncture.