Comercio exterior colombiano y su financiación con la banca local: un análisis a nivel de firma

Abstract

In this paper, we estimate the elasticity of exports and imports with respect to credit granted by commercial banks in Colombia using firm-level cross-section data. Replicating the methodology used in Paravisini et al. (2011), we found that a reduction in credit of 10% reduces the value exported and imported in 3.95% and 5.12%, and the volume in 2.33% and 3.63%, respectively. Instrumental variable panel data methodology is used to control for other factors affecting the demand for credit by firms.