Technical contraband and tariff policy: panel data analysis of the Colombian textile sector

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Carolina Vélez Ospina
Edwin Esteban Torres Gómez

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Between 1990 and the second decade of 2000, the Colombian textile sector has faced frequent changes in tariff policies. These reforms aimed at improving the sector’s economic conditions through two strategies: protecting the sector against the growing international competition and reducing the problem of smuggling due to underinvoicing of imports. This article evaluates the effect of such policies on contraband and the labor market situation, making use of panel data econometric modeling. The results suggest that the policies had adverse effects on under-invoicing and on the hours worked by employees, mostly affecting informal employment.

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Carolina Vélez Ospina, Universidad del Rosario

Economista Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. Joven Investigadora, Universidad del Rosario, Facultad de Economía, Bogotá, Colombia. Tel: 571 2970200, Ext. 4912. Correo electrónico: carolinavelezospina@gmail.com

Edwin Esteban Torres Gómez, University of Antioquia

Economista Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. Magíster en Economía, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia. Candidato a Doctor en Economía, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia. Profesor e investigador, Universidad de Antioquia, Grupo de Macroeconomía Aplicada. Medellín, Colombia, Tel: 574 2198823. Correo electrónico: esteban.torres@udea.edu.co

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Vélez Ospina, C., & Torres Gómez, E. E. (2018). Technical contraband and tariff policy: panel data analysis of the Colombian textile sector. Semestre Económico, 21(48), 151-177. https://doi.org/10.22395/seec.v21n48a6

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