Análisis de los factores que inciden en la competitividad de las exportaciones de camarón ecuatoriano en el periodo 2015-2022.

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to analyze the factors that affect the competitiveness of Ecuadorian shrimp exports in the period 2015-2022. The theoretical framework includes the theories of trade, mercantilism, absolute advantage, comparative advantage, competitive advantage, and the Hecker-Ohlin model. The research method used is quantitative, hypothetical, speculative and historical. The type of research is longitudinal descriptive and correlational. The methodology is a regression model to find out the factors that affect the competitiveness of shrimp from Ecuador in the international market. China is currently the most important market for the export of shrimp, and which has a high power over the exports of this crustacean from Ecuador. As a conclusion, it was obtained that the level of production, the weighted real exchange rate (according to the econometric model), quality, the type of production and the volume (point of view of the interviewees) are factors that determine the competitiveness of Ecuadorian shrimp.