Efectos del Covid-19 en el nivel de Pobreza de Ecuador, año 2020

Abstract

Abstract: The isolation measures implemented to combat the COVID-19 pandemic had a pernicious effect on the Ecuadorian economy, since its GDP decreased drastically, while its poverty and unemployment indicators increased. For this reason, the purpose of this research is to analyze the behavior of the variables in the level of poverty by the method of unsatisfied basic needs during the Covid-19 pandemic. Year 2020. As well as the determination of the most affected population sectors and their public policy implications. For these purposes, the type of descriptive research was applied, using the documentary technique and a qualitative approach. In this sense, it was possible to identify that poverty due to Unsatisfied Basic Needs (UBN) did not have a greater variation as a consequence of the pandemic, however, some dimensions that were taken into account, such as household income and housing quality were affected, while other variables such as access to drinking water, overcrowding, access to education did not experience much change, but rather had an improvement, as is the case of education. Regarding the population sectors, it was observed that women and indigenous people were the most affected. Likewise, it would seem that monetary transfers and the increase in the basic salary would be effective measures to combat poverty, since, by increasing the income of families, they can access a greater quantity of goods and services, apart from boosting the local economy. product of the increase in their purchasing power.