Development and Social Policy Observatory ODEPS
The Observatory for Development and Social Policy (ODEPS) aims to produce interdisciplinary research on the issues of inequality, poverty, and social policy at regional and national level. For this purpose, it uses the COLMOD tax and transfer microsimulation model as a base tool for its publications.
Academic Activities
Teaching
ODEPS professors and researchers teach courses focused on inequality, poverty, development, and social policy.
- Poverty, Inequality and Social Policy - Faculty of Economics
- Introduction to Economics II - Faculty of Economics
- Workshop on the Colombian Economic Situation - Faculty of Economics
- Economic History of Latin America - Faculty of Economics
- Constitutional Law - Department of Constitutional Law
Research
The documents published by the professors are framed within the cooperation of the research groups, both the Department of Constitutional Law and the Faculty of Economics.
Products:
- COLMOD
- Deprivation and political participation
- National Development Plan: Where are we going?
- Poverty and social policy in the regions
Extension
ODEPS Working Sessions
Once a month, the members of ODEPS meet to study a topic, proposed in previous days, on development, social policy, inequality and/or poverty.
For 2019, the main purpose of these working sessions will be to carry out interdisciplinary studies and to produce working papers based on the conclusions of the work. There will also be reports of the sessions and eventually audiovisual material will be available as a result of conferences, podcasts, master classes, debates, etc.
- Seminar on Measuring Development in Colombia
The Observatory of Development and Social Policy (ODEPS) invites you to be part of the new Development Measurement Research Group in Colombia in which we hope to:
- Familiarize students with household surveys conducted by DANE (GEIH, ENCV and ENUT).
- Outline the different development measures used in the country.
- Introduce the student to the Stata programming for the creation of these indicators.
- Introduce tax and transfer microsimulation models as a tool for policy formulations that improve income distribution.
Benefits of the Seedling
- Understand and thoroughly manipulate the surveys conducted by DANE.
- Use and correctly interpret the development indicators used in Colombia.
- The student will be able to produce a research paper which will be published in the ODEPS website.
- COLMOD intersemester course
In this course students will have the opportunity to learn how to carry out micro tax and transfer simulation models as a tool to formulate policies that improve income distribution.
Products
Poverty, inequality, and social policy bulletin
Based on the COLMOD microsimulation model of taxes and transfers, and in alliance with the consulting firm Inclusión, a biannual bulletin will be produced to disseminate the results of microsimulations carried out with the purpose of evaluating the effects of public policies on poverty and inequality. The bulletin will also include an analysis of the current situation and general social policy recommendations.
Follow-up to the National Development Plan
Based on the National Development Plan (NDP) and with special emphasis on social policy, this report will present an economic, social, legal, and institutional analysis.
Research product
The observatory's publishable article is linked to the research agenda of ODEPS members. The document may have different approaches such as theory, measurement, impact analysis, among others.
For 2019, the working paper of Professor Federico Corredor "Deprivation and political participation: a municipal analysis" is under development.
Facultad de Economía
Universidad Externado de Colombia
Integrantes
Magdalena Correa
Depto. Derecho Constitucional
Directora del Departamento de Derecho Constitucional de la Universidad Externado de Colombia. Abogada, doctora en Derecho y experta en Derecho Constitucional Económico. Catedrática e investigadora universitaria. Ha desarrollado investigaciones enfocadas en analizar el desarrollo y las políticas económicas desde un punto de vista Constitucional.
Juan Esteban Gallego
Depto. Derecho Fiscal
Abogado y profesor investigador de la de la Universidad Externado de Colombia en temas de Hacienda Pública y Derecho del Gasto Público. Se ha desempeñado como asesor Legal del Departamento Nacional de Planeación y de Privatización de activos estatales de la Dirección General de Crédito Público. Áreas de interés: Planeación y gasto público.
David Rodríguez
Universidad de Essex Universidad Externado de Colombia
Doctor en Economía, ISER, Universidad de Essex, Reino Unido, Máster en Economía de la Universidad de Southampton. Economista de la Universidad Externado de Colombia.
Federico Corredor
Facultad de Economía
Economista y magíster en Economía de la Universidad Externado de Colombia.
Federico Suárez
Depto. Derecho Constitucional
Abogado egresado de la Universidad Externado de Colombia. Magíster en Derechos Humanos y Democratización de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid y de la Universidad Externado de Colombia. Magíster en Derecho comercial internacional de la Universidad de Kent at Canterbury. Docente investigador en temas de derechos humanos, democratización y derecho de inversiones.
Helen Orjuela
Facultad de Economía
Economista de la Universidad Externado, magíster en Estudios Interdisciplinarios de Desarrollo de la Universidad de los Andes. Experiencia en el área de investigación y consultoría a entidades del sector público e instituciones académicas. Asesora del Despacho de la Secretaria de Educación del Distrito.
Omar Vanegas
Facultad de Economía
Economista y Magíster en Economía de la Universidad Externado de Colombia. Profesor de Asignación de Recursos en el pregrado en Economía y Comunidad de Métodos Cuantitativos I en la Maestría en Economía.
María Camila Camargo
Depto. Derecho Constitucional
Abogada de la Universidad Externado de Colombia. Asistente de investigación del departamento de Derecho Constitucional de la Universidad Externado de Colombia.
Andrés Avellanedao
Facultad de Economía
Economista, estudiante de Maestría en Economía y Joven Investigador de la Facultad de Economía de la Universidad Externado de Colombia.
Paula Martínez
Facultad de Economía
Economista, estudiante de Maestría en Economía y Joven Investigadora de la Facultad de Economía de la Universidad Externado de Colombia.
Juana Valentina Bernal Ochoa
Depto. De Derecho Constitucional
Estudiante de quinto año de Derecho de la Universidad Externado de Colombia. Monitora del departamento de Derecho Constitucional.
