Disparidades de ingresos en los hogares ecuatorianos: un contraste entre valores percibidos y óptimos esperados

Abstract

Abstract:This work compares the present income of Ecuadorian households vs. those income they aspire to receive in order to live well, with the purpose of identifying what type of income would bring them closer to the line of perfect equality; and if the concept of good living is related to disparities within and between groups as far as income is concerned. For this, we have analyzed the distribution of the present and optimal income expected in Ecuadorian households and, the differences between the perceived and optimal income expected within the deciles along the distribution curve. When comparing the two types of income, we have found that the optimal income would allow greater equality to be achieved both within the deciles and between them, while with the present income there would be significant inequality also within deciles.