El comercio internacional y su influencia en el salario de los trabajadores en el período 2003-2016: un análisis para el sector minero en Ecuador.

Abstract

Abstract: The present investigation studies the economic relationship between the salary of workers and international trade of the mining sector in Ecuador from the years 2003 to 2016. For Therefore, a log-log econometric model was used in contrast to a regression model linear by the method of ordinary squares. Based on Melitz's theory of heterogeneity of the business sector and the tendency to production growth, the model explains that there is a positive relationship between the salary of workers and the production of the mining sector. However, the results warn that the production of the mining sector does not It has a large impact on the elasticity of the percentage value of salaries. This because From the review of the economic literature, it is found that there are other variables that should be considered as the technological capacity that affects the salary of employees. workers. Finally, public policies are recommended regarding foreign trade of Ecuador focused on socially and ecologically responsible growth of the mining sector.