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Territorial Analysis of the Elasticities of Substitution of Production Factors in the Colombian Manufacturing Industry (1992–2018)

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  • Julian Augusto Casas Herrera

    (Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia)

  • Jhancarlos Gutiérrez-Ayala

    (Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia)

Abstract

The article presents the estimation of the price and substitution elasticities of demand between inputs, labor, intermediate material, capital, energy, and other production expenses for the industrial manufacturing sector of Colombia (the central region and the department of Boyacá). The estimates were made through the application of translogarithmic cost functions with data for the period 1992 - 2018 from the Annual Manufacturing Survey. Results show a low substitution level between capital and labor in the national scenario, with an elasticity of 0.08%. In the case of the department of Boyacá, the relationship was complementary; increases of 1% in the price of capital are related to an average reduction of 0.17% in the demand for labor. These results show differences in the average relative participation of the production factors in the total cost, which allows for the conclusion that the dynamics of the national, regional, and department industrial sectors are heterogeneous.

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  • Julian Augusto Casas Herrera & Jhancarlos Gutiérrez-Ayala, 2021. "Territorial Analysis of the Elasticities of Substitution of Production Factors in the Colombian Manufacturing Industry (1992–2018)," Lecturas de Economía, Universidad de Antioquia, Departamento de Economía, issue 94, pages 223-255, Enero-Jun.
    • Handle: RePEc:lde:journl:y:2021:i:94:p:223-255
    DOI: 10.17533/udea.le.n94a343836
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    Keywords

    manufacturing industry; production factors; elasticities; translogarithmic function; SURE;
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    JEL classification:

    • C51 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Construction and Estimation
    • D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity

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