The industrial co-aglomeration in colombia. An analysis of the relationships between sector parts for the period 2012 – 2016

La coaglomeración industrial en Colombia. Un análisis de las relaciones entre pares de sectores para el período 2012-2016

This article describes the co-agglomeration levels of the Colombian industry in the period 2012-2016, and identifies the sectors and regions with the highest degree of association among industrial firms, based on their geographical location. In Colombia, it is the first work of analysis of industrial co-agglomeration, and the methodology used innovates in the use of the company as a source of the network of the agglomeration of the countries in the development process, as established by Howard, Newman and Tarp (2015). The results show a high degree of co-agglomeration with industries dependent on the exploitation of natural resources, while a large part of the couples with the highest co-agglomeration corresponds to disjointed sectors in terms of productive chains. Also, regional divergence is observed in co-agglomeration levels, different characteristics between the central and peripheral areas of the country. These results imply the need for the formulation of industrial development policies that promote a structural transformation in favor of growth in productivity through the formation of productive linkages, technological transfers and association between sundry industrial sub-sectors in the same space, taking into account the existing regional diversity.