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 … the trend reversal is consistent with Ecuador's dependency on oil revenues. Once the commodities boom ended, government …

Ecuador and the role of tax-benefit policies in mitigating the immediate impact of the economic shocks. Our results show a … dramatic increase in income poverty and inequality between December 2019 and June 2020. The poverty rate, measured with the … national poverty line, goes up from 25.7 to 58.2 per cent over this period and extreme poverty increases from 9.2 to 38.6 per …

This paper contributes to the analysis of spatial poverty in Ecuador by deepening the understanding of the constraints … differences in living conditions between urban and rural areas in Ecuador …