Faculty of Economics

Highlighted Projects

Regional and Local Economic Development Line

• Analysis of multidimensional poverty and persistent inequalities among indigenous groups living in Medellín. First postdoctoral project, CODI, University of Antioquia (2020-2021). Researchers: Liliana María Gallego (principal), Freddy Velásquez, Sharon Lilie Ciro Flórez, Deisy Ríos (secondary). Minutes 2019-27832 of February 25, 2020. Completed. The products were recognized and the completion minutes were signed.
• Consultancy. Accompany the collection, systematization, and analysis of information for the estimation of result indicators for the middle line of the Colombia Sostenible Program. Researcher: Yady Barrero 2022/12 - 2023/8 in collaboration with researchers from CEDE at the University of Los Andes. Agreement Code 2023-58191.  Completed. Products recognized and completion report signed.

Economic History and Institutional Analysis

• Performance of subnational governments and decentralization in Colombia (2001-2022): In search of closing regional gaps. Sabbatical research project. Researcher: Angela M. Rojas R. Department of Economics, University of Antioquia (February 2023-February 2024).
• Construction of economic series and analysis of the colonial economic history of the central zone of the Province of Antioquia (1600-1750). Principal investigator: Tatiana González, Co-investigators: Angela M. Rojas and Juan Carlos Velázquez. Vice-Rector's Office for Teaching (CODI), University of Antioquia (May 2023-November 2024).
• Analysis and institutional economics: An introductory course focused on institutional innovation in Latin America. Researcher: Angela M. Rojas R. Department of Economics-CIC, University of Antioquia (in preparation 2023-2024).
• "And he explained what kind of man he was; Dynamics of a mestizo society: the case of the province of Antioquia (18th century) based on the study of social networks. Researcher: Tatiana González. Thesis developed within the framework of the Doctorate in History and Humanistic Studies at the Pablo de Olavide University. Start date October 2020-2024. o Trajectories, journeys, and paths through the urban history of Medellín. 2023/7 - Present

Economic geography and territorial development

• Rurality and Peace Observatory. Ethnic and peasant practices, knowledge, and resistance in eastern Antioquia and Greater Urabá 2002–2022. Project CODI 869, record 2022-52615. Co-researcher: Alderid Gutiérrez Loaiza. Start date: July 11, 2023, End date: November 11, 2027.

Key Research Findings

Regional and Local Economic Development

• Gutiérrez Loaiza, Alderid (2024). Job opportunities in eastern Antioquia: analysis of the labor market: challenges and opportunities. Ed. Publications Center, Catholic University of Oriente. Colombia, ISBN: 978-628-7521-83-4.
• Gutiérrez Loaiza, Alderid (2023). Pandemic experiences from rural areas, 2023. In: Pandemics and Syndemics. Narratives from Spanish America, pp. 203–220. ISBN: 978-628-7592-68-1
• Gutiérrez Loaiza, Alderid (2023). Problems in the territorial development of eastern Antioquia in 2019. Revista en Contexto vol:11; pp. 133–156, Colombia, ISSN: 2346-3279. DOI:10.53995/23463279.1461
• Gutiérrez Loaiza, Alderid (2023). Territorial development: a conceptual proposal. Argentina, DEVELOPMENT AND TERRITORY, vol:14 fasc: pp. 17–25. ISSN: 2591-4553, 2023.
• Gutiérrez Loaiza, Alderid (2023). Territorial Development: a conceptual proposal 2023, No. Pages: 8. Participating institutions: Latin American and Caribbean Territorial Development Network.

Economic and Institutional History

• Rojas Rivera, Ángela M., Institutions, Governance, and Economy: Towards Institutional Innovation in Latin America. (2024). Colombia: Editorial Universidad del Rosario.
• González-Lopera, Tatiana (2023). The relational approach and social network analysis in historical studies and colonial historiography. The case of the New Kingdom of Granada. Fronteras De La Historia, 28(2), 310–340. https://doi.org/10.22380/20274688.2371
• González-Lopera, Tatiana (2023). Honor, lineage, and blood as social capital in colonial society as seen through a trial for rape in Antioquia (1729). Spain, BOLETÍN AMERICANISTA, vol:86 fasc: pp: 125–150. ISSN: 0520-4100, DOI:10.1344/BA2023.86.1028
• Rojas Rivera, Ángela M. (2023). Advances and challenges in research on the fiscal history of Colombia in the 20th century. Mexico, LATIN AMERICA IN ECONOMIC HISTORY, vol:30 pp: 1–26. ISSN: 2007-3496, DOI:10.18232/20073496.1335.

Poverty and Inequality Studies

• Gallego-Duque, L. (Ed.). (2025). Analysis of multidimensional poverty and the persistence of inequalities. Indigenous groups living in Medellín and self-perception of poverty in rural areas. Peter Lang Group AG. https://www.peterlang.com/document/1473961
• Ríos Castro, D., Gallego-Duque, L., & Medina Gutiérrez, J. (2025) Talking circles with indigenous populations in an urban context and the good life of indigenous people in Medellín. In Gallego-Duque, L. (Ed.), Analysis of multidimensional poverty and the persistence of inequalities. Indigenous groups living in Medellín and the self-perception of poverty in the dispersed rural territory. (pp.9-30). Peter Lang Group AG. https://www.peterlang.com/document/1473961
• Ciro Florez, S., & Gallego-Duque, L. (2025). Approaches to well-being: between academia, politics, indigenous texts, and the collective vision of life.
• Gallego-Duque, L., Ríos Castro, D., & Medina Gutiérrez, J. (2025). Indigenous well-being in Medellín and rootedness-uprootedness: application of talking circles. In Gallego-Duque, L. (Ed.), Analysis of multidimensional poverty and the persistence of inequalities. Indigenous groups living in Medellín and self-perception of poverty in dispersed rural areas. (pp.51-74). Peter Lang Group AG. https://www.peterlang.com/document/1473961
• Gallego-Duque, L. (2025). Indigenous poverty in Medellín: between good living, Nussbaum's list of capabilities, and the Multidimensional Poverty Index. In Gallego-Duque, L. (Ed.), Analysis of multidimensional poverty and the persistence of inequalities. Indigenous groups living in Medellín and self-perception of poverty in dispersed rural areas. (pp.75-106). Peter Lang Group AG. https://www.peterlang.com/document/1473961

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