Vertical and horizontal inequality in Ecuador: The lack of sustainability

Ivan Gachet, Diego Grijalva (), Paúl Ponce and Damián Rodríguez

No wp-2016-106, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: We analyse vertical and horizontal inequality in Ecuador from a long-run perspective, as well as during and after the commodities boom. Using various data sources we show that Ecuador has made significant progress in reducing inequality, particularly since 2000. However, inequality has started to increase again starting in 2015. We provide preliminary evidence that the trend reversal is consistent with Ecuador's dependency on oil revenues. Once the commodities boom ended, government policies aimed at reducing inequality turned out to be unsustainable and inequality started to rise again.

Keywords: Equality and inequality; Poverty; Sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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