Propuesta de lineamientos de política pública para el fomento de la diversificación de las exportaciones santandereanas en productos y destinos

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to measure the degree of concentration / diversification of export products and destinations by department by calculating Herfindahl- Hirschman Index and on this basis formulate public policy guidelines aimed at promoting better integration of Santander economy on the world market to go for, not against their economic growth and development in the medium and long term. This is justified for two reasons: 1) because the current national and regional situation tries to encourage greater participation of regions in world trade in order to generate higher levels of competitiveness; and 2) because at present there is no study for the department to raise this issue and approached from a scientific perspective. In that sense, this research is not only relevant but also useful to the extent that since the academy aims to provide an effort to fill this gap of knowledge with a practical approach for both local government and the business sector work, thus becoming response for a department that is just beginning to understand the new reality in the context of globalization and world trade. The main findings show that there has been a concentration in the export basket and diversification in terms of export destination countries.