Vertical and horizontal inequality in Ecuador: The lack of sustainability

Arbeitspapier

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.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-92-9256-150-5
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2016/106

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Ecuador ; inequality ; poverty ; horizontal inequality ; vertical inequality ; commodities boom ; sustainability

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Gachet, Iván ; Grijalva, Diego F. ; Ponce, Paúl ; Rodríguez, Damián
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
• (where): Helsinki
• (when): 2016

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2016/150-5
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/161487
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET