Banking and Regions in Colombia, 1850-1880

Revista de Economía Institucional, Vol. 11, No. 20, pp. 15-44, Fall 2009

30 Pages Posted: 24 Sep 2009 Last revised: 13 Mar 2011

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Juan Santiago Correa

Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Adminsitrativas

Date Written: June 30, 2009

Abstract

This article analyses the development of the Colombian monetary and banking system between 1850 and 1880. The political debate and the power struggle at the national level determined the economic model of this period. Beyond its technical feasibility, the economic decisions were influenced by the concept of Nation that each group wanted to impose

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Keywords: monetary policy, radicalism, free banking, regional banking

JEL Classification: E52, E58, N16

Suggested Citation

Correa, Juan Santiago, Banking and Regions in Colombia, 1850-1880 (June 30, 2009). Revista de Economía Institucional, Vol. 11, No. 20, pp. 15-44, Fall 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1477607

Juan Santiago Correa (Contact Author)

Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Adminsitrativas ( email )

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Colombia

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