(Universidad de Cuenca, 2017-01) Ramírez Alvarez, José Fernando; Díaz Sánchez, Juan
In the last decades, the economic inequality problem has taken relevance in most
economies in the world. Ecuador has been no exception. In 2014, the 5% of the richest
population of Ecuador concentrated 46 times the income of 5% of the poorest population.
This disparity creates a serious controversy with the development principles stipulated in
the ecuadorian constitution. In this context, this paper analyzes the main income sources
that contributes the economic inequality in Ecuador. The data come from the Survey of
Living Conditions 2013-2014.
