Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/261624 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Economic Structures [ISSN:] 2193-2409 [Volume:] 10 [Article No.:] 24 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2021 [Pages:] 1-21
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
This paper analyses the relevance of Colombian institutional quality in recent years in terms of the performance of its exports within a framework of trade openness. Based on the trade gravity model, we examine the effect of governance on the evolution of Colombian exports through an econometric approach that identifies, on the one hand, the influence of institutional quality, and on the other hand, the influence of the institutional distance between Colombia and its trading partners. We use a panel data set for 2005-2018, through which the export flows from Colombia to 136 of its trading partners are considered. The findings indicate that Colombian institutional quality and the institutional distance between the country and its partners are statistically significant and affect its foreign sales. Similarly, there is a prominent influence of regulatory quality and the rule of law variables in the performance of Colombian exports in relation to other variables included in the model. We conclude that the Colombian government must improve its institutional quality considerably as a fundamental step towards boosting its overseas sales, not least because the country's institutional distance from the world average is notable, which also affects its exports.
Subjects: 
Exports
Free trade agreements
Institutional quality
Trade
Trade balance
Trade gravity model
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