Análisis de la inversión en infraestructura y su efecto en la productividad en el sector transporte período 1980-2018.

Abstract

This research work is analytical in nature, which considers the importance of investment in the transport sector in Ecuador in the periods between the years from 1980 to 2018, and how these have influenced or contributed to the productivity of the country. The investment in transportation infrastructure, whether these roads, roadways, land, sea, river or air transportation units are governed by government regulations and provisions which are issued in order to facilitate the transfer of people and goods to different points be these internal or external as the case of exports. Creating viable mobilization alternatives are also due to the fact that they comply with environmental regulations for proper operation. Every year, government administrations plan the investment that they will allocate for this demand, taking as a reference the productivity and dynamism of the GDP and the contractual efforts of foreign investment submitted to tender through the public purchasing processes. The methodology to be used is of secondary sources nature that are extracted from reliable entities such as the Central Bank of Ecuador, INEC, and the World Bank. These data allow the analysis of the research to be clear, reliable, didactic and effective for the purposes pursued. The objective of the research is to publicize how government investment management influences the transport area, which is one of the most important axes of logistics communication in Ecuador. The theories that nurtured this work are related to the main theme such as: productivity, government investments in the area of transportation, legal provisions, and the quality of infrastructure in this area.