Asymmetric effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Ecuadorian labor market: An analysis of job quality in a context of structural heterogeneity

Washington Quintero Montaño, Diego Linthon Delgado and Luis Espinosa Calderón
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Washington Quintero Montaño: Universidad de Guayaquil
Diego Linthon Delgado: Universidad de Guayaquil
Luis Espinosa Calderón: Universidad de Guayaquil

Revista de Economía del Rosario, 2024, vol. 27, issue 1, No 4, 33 pages

Abstract: This paper estimates the microeconomic determinants of job´s quality in Ecuador before and after the Covid-19 pandemic. Using data from the National Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment Survey (ENEMDU) from 2019 and 2021, a job quality variable was created. This variable considers characteristics such as labor income, job stability and labor benefits. The empirical methodology consisted on estimating a Generalized Ordered Response Logistic Model (GOLM). The results show a process of precariousness in the labor market in Ecuador, with younger workers, less-educated workers and ethnic minorities being the most affected. Public policy should design programs for youth employment insertion and the prevention and elimination of labor discrimination.

Keywords: Discrete Regression Models; labor force; discrimination; labor conditions; Ecuador (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C25 J21 J24 J71 J81 O54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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