La desigualdad del ingreso por zonas de planificación. 2008, 2013 Y 2018

Abstract

Abstract: The principal objective of this work is to analyze income inequality by planning areas in Ecuador, through the indices of Gini, Atkinson y Theil. To do this, I worked with information from the ENEMDU survey of the years: 2008, 2013 and 2018, in the same way, three revenues from this survey have been used: labor income, employer income and self-employment and income for employees and/or domestic workers. The results obtained shows that there are high levels of inequality since this is reflected in the three calculated indices. The indices of Gini and Atkinson, share very similar trends in inequality, on the contrary, Theil does not share the same trend. I conclude that Ecuador has been characterized by relatively small economy dependent on developed countries and is one of the most inequalities countries in the region. Finally, it is confirmed that measuring inequality in complex, given the fact that it is not just about measuring income disparities, but it leads to many more factors such as access to basic services, health, education, etc.