Especialización sectorial, capital humano e ingreso regional en Ecuador

• Silvana Jiménez ^[1] ; Rafael Alvarado ^{[1] [2]}
  1. [1] Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

     Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

     Loja, Ecuador

     
  2. [2] Universidad Nacional de Loja

     Universidad Nacional de Loja

     Loja, Ecuador

     
• Localización: Revista de estudios regionales, ISSN 0213-7585, Nº. 111, 2018, págs. 99-128
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Sectorial Specialization, human capital and regional income in Ecuador
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  • español

    El desarrollo de Ecuador medido por el ingreso per cápita, presentó avances en los últimos años pero distribuido de manera desigual en el territorio nacional. El objetivo de esta investigación es examinar el efecto del capital humano y la especialización sectorial sobre el valor agregado bruto (VAB) per cápita regional en Ecuador. Estimamos esta relación en un país con marcada concentración económica e institucional. Utilizando datos transversales, estimamos regresiones con variables instrumentales y variables econométricas espaciales para corregir el sesgo que produce la endogeneidad entre capital humano y VAB per cápita y por omisión de dependencia espacial, respectivamente. Encontramos evidencia empírica sólida que indica que a medida que aumentan las dotaciones de la fuerza laboral y la especialización productiva regional, el VAB per cápita regional también aumenta.

  • English

    The regional income disparities are an issue of wide interest in the academic environment and in the design and implementation of economic policies. Real income per capita is an approximate measure of development. Countries where per capita income is not distributed equally over the national territory, present challenges associated with efficiency and lack of opportunities for the inhabitants of less developed regions. In Ecuador, there are significant spatial differences in the level of per capita income at the provincial level and it is most evident at the cantonal level. The data show that regions with high incomes are specialized in manufacturing and services, and its population has a high average level of schooling. This reality suggests that human capital and the sectorial specialization determine the level of income and the consequent regional disparity.

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