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In this paper, we investigate the relationship between economic development, investments, savings, insecurity and social conditions in Colombian departments. Using a dynamic heterogeneous panel analysis, we study the effects of insecurity and social conditions on economic development through an estimation of panel data cointegration techniques. The models applied in this study suggest a long-term relationship among economic development, investments, savings, social conditions and insecurity. Investments, savings and human development index have a positive and significant coefficient, which indicates that these variables produce incentives for economic development, whereas GINI and homicides have a negative relationship, demonstrating that these variables undermine economic development. All findings are important in the design of strategies and policies that strengthen income distribution equality, a key factor that determines growth and development through adequate government expenditures that encourage savings and investment decisions with the aim to improve welfare and the standard of living.
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The author would like to thank Prof. Dr Stephan Klasen, Dr Felicitas Nowak-Lehmann Danzinger, Dr Marcela Ibañez and Dr Clara Inés Pardo Martínez for the helpful suggestions and comments. The author is grateful for the support provided by the University of Göttingen, the University of La Salle and Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dients. Any remaining errors are the responsibility of the author.
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Cotte Poveda, A. The relationship between development, investments, insecurity and social conditions in Colombia: a dynamic approach. Qual Quant 47, 2769–2783 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-012-9687-2
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