Localización y especialización de la industria manufacturera: un análisis a nivel de las Zonas de Planificación, 2010

Abstract

Abstract:The present study seeks to know the location of the industrial activity within the Ecuadorian territory, as well as the industrial activities that stand out in each of the nine Planning Zones corresponding to the year 2010 according to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses INEC. For this, in the context of the theory of the New Economic Geography, four indices are calculated that help to measure these qualities in the economy of Ecuador: 1) the location quotient; 2) the specialization coefficient; 3) the Spatial Gini index; and 4) the index of Hirschman - Herfindhal. As well. The analysis at the level of disaggregation indicated, allows visualizing the particularities of the industry where geographical and population distribution play a fundamental role for its empowerment and growth. The result of the indicators in general terms showed that, in Ecuador, manufacturing is highly concentrated in 2010 in a large part of the activities that comprise it, and highly specialized in some Planning Zones, whose geographic location is favorable for the development and growth of certain industry-specific activities.