Análisis de la incidencia de la pandemia Covid-19 en el sector de servicio de transporte urbano de Guayaquil 2020.

Abstract

The present research work aims to analyze the incidence of the Covid-19 pandemic in the urban bus transport service sector of the city of Guayaquil. 2020. The focus applied is mixed, qualitative and quantitative. The type of research is exploratory, descriptive and correlational. Surveys were applied to the owners and users of the Guayaquil urban bus service. In addition, an interview was conducted with the Manager of a transport cooperative. The result obtained shows that the Covid-19 pandemic caused a reduction in service capacity, a decrease in passenger demand, a cost readjustment, a decrease in the income of bus owners, high levels of indebtedness and higher unemployment in the sector. As the main conclusion, it is determined that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused an economic crisis in the analyzed sector, causing a supply shock due to the reduction of the service capacity and in parallel a demand shock that directly affects the income of the owners.