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2023-04-21

Public debt in Colombia: a post-Keynesian and institutionalist analysis

Deuda pública en Colombia: un análisis post-Keynesiano e institucional

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https://doi.org/10.15446/cuad.econ.v42n88.102874

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Public debt, Fiscal policy, Monetary policy, Colombia, Post-Keynesian theory (en)
Deuda pública, Política fiscal, Política monetaria, Colombia, teoria poskeynesiana (es)

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This article studies the institutional framework and the empirical evolution of Colombian public debt for the period 2001-2020 within a post-Keynesian approach. The objective is to render clear the potential that debt emission has as a macroeconomic policy instrument, and consequently to propose various policy routes for Colombian government. These policy routes suggest a different path than the one indicated by the orthodox economic tradition that has ruled the policy practiced in Colombia. In particular, taking into account the institutional and external limitations of fiscal policy, the revival of the ‘Development Bank’ inside the Central Bank of Colombia, and insist in and the need of cooperation and coordination of macroeconomic policies with the countries of the region are insisted.

Este artículo estudia el marco institucional y la evolución empírica de la deuda pública colombiana para el periodo 2001-2020 desde la teoría post-Keynesiana. El objetivo es hacer visible el potencial que tiene la emisión de deuda pública como política macroeconómica y consecuentemente proponer algunas rutas de política económica. Estas rutas sugieren un camino diferente al trazado por la economía ortodoxa que ha dominado en Colombia. En particular, teniendo en cuenta las limitaciones institucionales y externas que afronta el gasto público en Colombia, se considera volver a instituir el ‘Banco de Desarrollo’ como parte del Banco de la República de Colombia, e insistir en la necesidad de la cooperación y coordinación de políticas macroeconómicas con los países de la región.

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Gutiérrez Naranjo, F. (2023). Public debt in Colombia: a post-Keynesian and institutionalist analysis. Cuadernos de Economía, 42(88). https://doi.org/10.15446/cuad.econ.v42n88.102874

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Gutiérrez Naranjo, F. 2023. Public debt in Colombia: a post-Keynesian and institutionalist analysis. Cuadernos de Economía. 42, 88 (abr. 2023). DOI:https://doi.org/10.15446/cuad.econ.v42n88.102874.

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GUTIÉRREZ NARANJO, F. Public debt in Colombia: a post-Keynesian and institutionalist analysis. Cuadernos de Economía, [S. l.], v. 42, n. 88, 2023. DOI: 10.15446/cuad.econ.v42n88.102874. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ceconomia/article/view/102874. Acesso em: 11 abr. 2025.

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Gutiérrez Naranjo, Federico. 2023. «Public debt in Colombia: a post-Keynesian and institutionalist analysis». Cuadernos De Economía 42 (88). https://doi.org/10.15446/cuad.econ.v42n88.102874.

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Gutiérrez Naranjo, F. (2023) «Public debt in Colombia: a post-Keynesian and institutionalist analysis», Cuadernos de Economía, 42(88). doi: 10.15446/cuad.econ.v42n88.102874.

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Gutiérrez Naranjo, F. «Public debt in Colombia: a post-Keynesian and institutionalist analysis». Cuadernos de Economía, vol. 42, n.º 88, abril de 2023, doi:10.15446/cuad.econ.v42n88.102874.

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Gutiérrez Naranjo, Federico. «Public debt in Colombia: a post-Keynesian and institutionalist analysis». Cuadernos de Economía 42, no. 88 (abril 21, 2023). Accedido abril 11, 2025. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ceconomia/article/view/102874.

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Gutiérrez Naranjo F. Public debt in Colombia: a post-Keynesian and institutionalist analysis. Cuad. econ [Internet]. 21 de abril de 2023 [citado 11 de abril de 2025];42(88). Disponible en: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ceconomia/article/view/102874

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