RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Regional economic disparities in Colombia T2 Disparidades económicas regionales en Colombia A1 Bonet, Jaime A1 Meisel Roca, Adolfo K1 Convergence K1 Polarization K1 Disparities K1 Income K1 Region K1 Colombia K1 Convergencia K1 Polarización K1 Disparidades K1 Ingreso K1 Región K1 Colombia K1 Economía K1 Economics K1 Geografía K1 Geography K1 Sociología K1 Sociology AB This paper advances the analysis of regional income convergence in Colombia, through the use of the income data recently estimated for the departments, the main subnational political units. The results show a polarization process between Bogotá and the rest of the departments. The preponderance of Bogotá during the period analyzed is also discussed: its per capita income is more than double that of the national average, and more than eight times the per capita income of the poorest department, Chocó. Persistence in the departmental per capita income ranking is observed: Bogotá is always ahead, while the departments in the periphery are in the last places. The findings lead to the conclusion that it is necessary to design policies to correct the significant disparities in per capita income between Colombian regions. PB Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional (AECR) SN 2340-2717 YR 2009 FD 2009 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/29872 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/29872 LA eng DS MINDS@UW RD 29-mar-2024