Las escalas de equivalencia en la medición de la pobreza por ingresos para Ecuador; una visión regional en el periodo 2009 - 2016

Abstract

The present research considers the equivalence scales in the measurement of poverty by income for Ecuador, a provincial level in the period 2009-2016. To that end, the theories of several authors about poverty, equivalence scales and other relevant points to locate the reader in the work are presented, being the objective of this research to provide empirical evidence on the sensitivity of poverty measurements Ecuador considering the application of the equivalence scales. The main results in the evolution of poverty according to three scales of equivalence, is that the incidence of Ecuador's poverty for the year 2016 varies between 7.9% and 22.9%, after estimating several rates of monetary poverty proceed to construct poverty profiles in order to identify the characteristics of the poor for the provinces of Ecuador. In addition, we conclude that poverty rates are sensitive to the application of scales of equivalence by the variation in the distribution of income and, in turn, is evidence of changes in poverty profiles in favor of the types of households according to the variables analyzed.