The Research Group of the Economics Program at Universidad Autonoma de Occidente (UAO), categorized in the last groups measurement by Colciencias in A1, or highest ranking, ten years have passed, working at the service of Academic and Scientific Community and the country, especially in Valle del Cauca. The purpose of this paper is two-way. First, to make a summary of its main facts and the given legacy to academic community, regional-understanding that increasingly contributes GIED to its maturation process, and in a second step, to acknowledge all participants, researchers and teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, young researchers and students, their contributions to the formation and consolidation of the Group and each of its members.