Efectos De Las Exportaciones En El Crecimiento Econòmico De La Regiòn: Boyacà Colombia, 2000 -2015

Abstract

This article focused on analyzing the effect that exports had on the growth of the department's gross domestic product, during the period from 2000 to 2015. Through a series of results, evidence was found to validate the hypothesis that said growth economic is strongly influenced by exports. In the development of the article a descriptive research strategy was used, making use of a mixed methodological approach. The results obtained through the analysis and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data, indicated that primary exports, and to a lesser extent secondary exports, caused positive impacts on the economic growth of Boyacá. The above confirmed the importance of foreign trade in the department, leads to international markets goods with export potential that overwhelm a number of comparative advantages, and not only that; contributes to the increase of wealth, improves the living, working and employment conditions of the region.