Políticas económicas y la competitividad industrial ecuatoriana : una evaluación econométrica de las variables de eficiencia internacional.

Abstract

In this work, a review of the situation of the competitiveness of Ecuador is made, which during the previous 10 years opted for a reinstitutionalization of the state through the implementation of a new constitution. Additionally, it made important changes in the focus of public spending policy, reducing the barriers to schooling up to the tertiary level in public educational institutions, as well as promoting an aggressive scholarship program for the best universities in the world. Through this work, it can be determined if all these changes contributed to improving productivity and competitiveness in relative terms to the countries of the region. The focus of this paper is quantitative because it is intended to structure a sequential and evidentiary process. This orientation allows the work to follow in an orderly and logical way the set of phases that must be completed to address the problematic situation and the fulfillment of the objectives that derive from a research proposal. Econometric models were proposed on a set of economic aggregates, where evidence was found that Ecuador has not significantly improved its position of global competitiveness and its productive matrix is still heavily concentrated in goods with little added value.