TY - JOUR
T1 - Explaining the regional economic heterogeneity in Ecuador
AU - Mendieta Muñoz, Luis Rodrigo
AU - Raileanu-szeles Null, Monica Null
AU - Beltran Romero, Pablo Anibal
AU - Piedra Peña, Juan Andrés
PY - 2015/12
Y1 - 2015/12
N2 - This paper aims to present the economic heterogeneity of Ecuador’s regions using a descriptive analysis, and also to explain its main causes and implications. In comparison to the European Union, Ecuador exhibits a much higher degree of economic heterogeneity within regions and provinces. We relate this pattern to the dynamics of the economic structure, and we also highlight the progress done by now in enhancing regional convergence in Ecuador. The implications of the regional economic heterogeneity are important for the design of effective governmental policies.
AB - This paper aims to present the economic heterogeneity of Ecuador’s regions using a descriptive analysis, and also to explain its main causes and implications. In comparison to the European Union, Ecuador exhibits a much higher degree of economic heterogeneity within regions and provinces. We relate this pattern to the dynamics of the economic structure, and we also highlight the progress done by now in enhancing regional convergence in Ecuador. The implications of the regional economic heterogeneity are important for the design of effective governmental policies.
KW - economic convergence
KW - regional economy
KW - heterogeneity
M3 - Artículo
JO - Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov, Series V - Economic Sciences
JF - Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov, Series V - Economic Sciences
ER -