Análisis de la inversión extranjera directa, el crecimiento económico y la desigualdad en el Ecuador en el período 2000 – 2016

Abstract

The research project presents a detailed analysis of important issues for the economy in Ecuador. An econometric study is carried out to identify the incidence of FDI in the economic growth measured by the gross domestic product (GDP) and the inequality calculated through the Gini index in the period 2000 - 2016 in the Ecuadorian economy. A model of autoregressive vectors (VAR) is made for Ecuador, that proposes two equations each one for each dependent variable (GDP and inequality). The economies of 4 countries in South America (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) are compared with a data panel in the period 2000-2016. The main results of the two models indicate that FDI is positive for economic growth and works inversely with the variable inequality