¿Existe una trampa de pobreza en el sector rural en Colombia?

Abstract

Unlike most work on rural poverty in Colombia, in this study we make use of an asset based approach for inquiring about the determinants of rural poverty. In particular, we examine the presence of local non convexities in the income generating process, the degree of concentration of rural households around certain asset accumulation ranges, and the presence of differentiated marginal returns to assets. With this, we provide prima facie evidence on the existence of a poverty trap in the Colombian rural sector, opening a promising research theme on the issue of rural poverty in the country that may importantly contribute toward its better understanding and to a better informed social an sectoral policy design