workingPaper
Comentarios sobre la propuesta de reforma a la estructura arancelaria colombiana
Autor
Arguello, Ricardo
Institución
Resumen
The research assesses the static economic effects arising from a recent proposal to reform the current tariff structure applied in Colombia. The proposal, put forward by the
government, was intended to rationalize this structure and to favor an enhancement of
Colombian industry’s competitiveness. Implementation of the reform was discarded in
view of strong opposition from the private sector. The assessment is carried out by means
of a multi-region computable general equilibrium model. Its results indicate that not implementing the reform entails forgiving welfare gains that accrue to the economy when
it is concurrently implemented with the trade accords that conform the country’s trade
agenda.