Análisis de los factores determinantes de exportación de aguacate de la costa ecuatoriana.

Abstract

The objective of this research is to describe the determinants of avocado exports from the Ecuadorian coast. For this purpose, a descriptive and correlational research method was used. A linear regression model by means of Least Squares (OLS) was used to estimate the variables that affect the export avocados from the Ecuadorian coast. The analysis is developed with data from secondary sources of the Central Bank of Ecuador, the National Institute of Census and Statistics and the Ministry of Agriculture. The theoretical framework is developed based on the literature review of the determinants of export, agricultural productive development, under the approach of several authors. The main conclusion is that avocado production and the interest rate are statistically significant in determining avocado exports from the Ecuadorian coast; however, there are other variables such as product price, sector productivity, policies implemented in the sector, the real exchange rate, and trade restrictions that are supported by the theoretical framework as determinants of exports.