This paper presents an application to Ecuador of a computable general equilibrium model with a financial component, following the lead of F. Bourguignon, W. Branson and J. de Melo. Their macro-micro model was introduced in Technical Paper No.1 "Macroeconomic Adjustment and Income Distribution. A Macro-micro Simulation Model".
The authors first review the crisis of the Ecuadorian economy, the stabilization programmes that were implemented by governments and the economic effects of these programmes. Then the model and the corresponding data base are presented and used to perform three dynamic simulations. In the first case, there is no adjustment; in the second simulation, all public expenditures are reduced by the same percentage; and in the third simulation, the annual growth in money supply is reduced. For each simulation, the authors display the effects on growth, imbalances and income distribution. Finally a sensitivity analysis has been undertaken in order to assess the impact ...
This paper presents the results of a survey of micro-enterprises undertaken in Ecuador and Jamaica. The purpose was to understand the relationships between these countries' institutional and legal regulations, the degree of compliance by firms and the impact of compliance on their performance (particularly growth). This enquiry was complemented with case studies of issues related to compliance with regulations.
Initially, the paper sets out to analyse the characteristics of the microenterprises surveyed and their type of insertion into product and factor markets. Afterwards, it describes the differences observed in the regulatory frameworks of the two countries, and explains the differences in the degree of compliance with the law on the part of small firms. The final part of the paper determines statistically the relative importance of the factors that influence firm registration and identifies their effects on the growth of micro-enterprises.
The initial process of registration ...
Principales actividades y nivel educativo de los migrantes por origen appears in Perspectivas Económicas de América Latina 2010.
Asistencia escolar en Ecuador de cohortes de 13-19 años por quintiles de ingresos appears in Perspectivas Económicas de América Latina 2010.
Relaciones económicas entre Ecuador y España appears in Perspectivas Económicas de América Latina 2010.
School Attendance in Ecuador for 13-19 Year-Old Cohorts by Income Quintiles appears in Latin American Economic Outlook 2010.
Grands secteurs d'activité des immigrés et niveau d'éducation par origine (travailleurs âgés de 15 ans et plus, 2002) est issu de Perspectives économiques de l'Amérique latine 2010.
Relations économiques entre l'Équateur et l'Espagne est issu de Perspectives économiques de l'Amérique latine 2010 (chapitre 6).
Taux de scolarisation des enfants de 13-19 ans en Équateur, par quintiles de revenu est issu de Perspectives économiques de l'Amérique latine 2010.
Principal Sector of Activity of Migrants and Educational Attainment by Origin (Workers aged 15 or over, 2002) appears in Latin American Economic Outlook 2010.
Economic Relations between Ecuador and Spain (EUR) appears in Latin American Economic Outlook 2010.
The Constitution of Ecuador upholds the principle of gender equality and guarantees human rights. It prohibits any form of sexual discrimination without exception and provides for equal opportunity for men and women in access to productive resources and in marriage.