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      El comportamiento de los precios en una economía preindustrial: Popayán, virreinato de Nueva Granada, 1706-1819 Translated title: Le comportement des prix dans une économie préindustrielle: Popayán, Vice-royauté de Nouvelle Grenade, 1706-1819 Translated title: Price movements in a pre-industrial economy: Popayán, viceroyalty of New Granada (Colombia), 1706-1819 Translated title: O comportamento dos preços em uma economia préindustrial: Popayán, vice-reino de Nueva Granada, 1706-1819

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          En este artículo se construyen y analizan series de precios para 38 productos en Popayán, entre 1706 y 1819. El estudio presenta tres constataciones importantes. La primera, que los precios en esta economía eran bastante dinámicos y que, por tanto, el mercado estaba lejos de ser estático, como sustentaron en su momento algunos especialistas. La segunda, que existió un cambio en los precios relativos que favoreció algunos sectores en detrimento de otros. Finalmente, el análisis del índice general de precios muestra la existencia de ciclos de inflación-deflación que presentaron una importante relación con la minería. Para explicar esta correspondencia, se construyó un modelo que permite observar la relación entre variables reales y nominales.

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          Dans cet article nous élaborons et analysons des séries de prix pour 38 produits à Popayán entre 1706 et 1819. L'étude présente trois constatations importantes. La première, que les prix dans cette économie étaient assez dynamiques et que, par conséquent, le marché était loin d'être statique, comme ont pu l'affirmer, en leur temps, certains spécialistes. La seconde, que les prix relatifs ont connu un changement qui a favorisé certains secteurs au détriment de certains autres. Enfin, l'analyse de l'indice général des prix révèle l'existence de cycles d'inflation/déflation qui ont été fortement en relation avec le secteur minier. Pour expliquer cette correspondance, nous avons construit un modèle qui permet d'observer la relation entre des variables réelles et nominales.

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          This article analyzes price series for 38 commodities in the city of Popayan between 1706 and 1819. The study has three important findings. The first is that the prices in this economy were quite dynamic. As a consequence, the market was far from being static as is sustained by some scholars. The second is that there was a change in relative prices favoring some sectors over others. Finally, the analysis of the general price index showed the existence of inflation-deflation cycles that revealed a significant relationship with mining. To explain this, the study proposes a model that exposes the link between real and nominal variables

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          Neste artigo, são construídas e analisadas séries de preços para 38 produtos em Popayán, entre 1706 e 1819. O estudo apresenta três constatações importantes. A primeira, que os preços nesta economia eram bastante dinâmicos e que, portanto, o mercado estava longe de ser estático, como afirmaram, em seu momento, alguns especialistas. A segunda, que existiu uma mudança nos preços relativos que favoreceu alguns setores em detrimento de outros. Finalmente, a análise do índice geral de preços mostra a existência de ciclos de inflação-deflação que apresentaram uma importante relação com a mineração. Para explicar esta correspondência, foi construído um modelo que permite observar a relação entre variáveis reais e nominais.

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                Cuadernos de Economía
                Cuad. Econ.
                Universidad Nacional de Colômbia (Bogotá )
                0121-4772
                December 2015
                : 34
                : spe66
                : 629-680
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidad Nacional de Colombia Colombia
                Article
                S0121-47722015000300007
                10.15446/cuad.econ.v34n66.50611
                c5b9e2eb-41f3-47b6-93ff-6e95158755c7

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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