Faculty of Economics

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Research group

Spanish

Applied Macroeconomy Group

Academic Unit: Faculty of Economics

Colombian Ministry of Science

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Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Social sciences

Subarea

Economics and business

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Strategic Focus

The group aims to make contributions by designing economic policies that help improve the quality and conditions of life of the Colombian population. The main cause of our difficulties is the high rotation of students from undergraduate and master’s degree programs, which has resulted in a low specialization level for these professionals. Additionally, we find the lack of statistical information—inaccessible to us due to various reasons— and, finally, the University’s lack of flexibility when negotiating and executing expert advice projects.

Research Lines and/or Areas

National economic situation analysis.
Counseling on international trade.
Sports economics.
Public finance.
Applied macroeconomics.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Mauricio López González, MSc

Master’s Degree in Economic Sciences.

Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

Coordinator's Email

mauricio.lopez@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

Governor’s Office of Antioquia.
Antioquia Development Institute (Instituto para el Desarrollo de Antioquia – IDEA).
Mayor’s Office of Medellin.
Comfama.

Central Bank of Colombia.
Chambers of Commerce of Antioquia.
Universidad del Rosario.
Universidad de Valencia (Spain).
Bancolombia.

Highlighted Projects

Construction of the Plan de Empleo del Municipio de Medellín (Employment Plan of the Municipality of Medellin).
Labor market analysis in the sub-regions of Urabá, and Eastern and Western Antioquia.
Construction of the Municipal Competitiveness Index for Antioquia.
Strengthening of the Public Finance Office of the Department of Antioquia.
Auditing Quality of Life Survey, Department of Antioquia.

Key Research Findings

Construction of the Municipal Competitiveness Index in Antioquia. The research was published in a book.
Construction of economic reactivation municipal guides. With the support of the Governor’s Office of Antioquia and the IDEA, 115 guides were constructed, one for each municipality of the Department (except from The Aburrá Valley) which offers insights for post-COVID-19 economic reactivation.
The project aimed at strengthening the Public Finance Office of the Department of Antioquia has enabled the achievement of the following: The construction of the Short-Term Fiscal Framework, the counseling and permanent accompaniment to the department and its municipalities, and the support for the improvement of the Department of Antioquia’s revenue.
Publication of labor market analysis research articles.

Services and/or Products Portfolio

Expert advice.
National economic situation analysis.
Production of employment plans and labor market analysis.
Audit and strengthening of the Municipal and Departmental Public Finance Department.