Análisis de la relación entre la tecnología y la informalidad en Guayaquil. Periodo 2021.

Abstract

The objective of this research is to analyze the relationship between technology and informality in Guayaquil in the year 2021 with the aim of contributing to public policies that seek to improve the competitiveness of the informal sector. Three econometric models were used for the distinction of the proposed objective, which were logit, probit and Kaplan Meier, for the execution of the mentioned models, surveys were taken being thus, primary information, on the other hand the dependent and independent variables were chosen, which were if technology was implemented after the COVID, if the technology has provided growth, the use of technological applications, in the same way with the software used in the company, the educational level, the dependent variable was conditioned to know the situation to which each person surveyed belonged. The main findings were that the impact of technology is significant, the use of both technological applications and software used in the informal sector benefits the transition to the formal sector, as well as the educational level has as a result that the lower the level of education the probability of remaining in the informal sector will increase, which is supported by the theory. Finally, proposals are made to improve the economy of Guayaquil with relocation of resources and actions proposals such as allowing easy access to education, examining tax rates, increasing awareness campaigns on legal issues when registering businesses.