Identificación de factores de vulnerabilidad de los trabajadores autónomos y en relación de dependencia en tiempos de COVID-19 en el Ecuador.

Abstract

The measurements adopted by governments to barrier the spread of COVID-19 worldwide have helped to curtail the number of infections, nevertheless, they have paralyzed several economic sectors. This implies a deceleration in production, it was reflected in layoffs and decreased working hours, and cut down in labor income. This research paper pretend to determine the characteristics of the employees who have been most defenseless to the COVID- 19 crisis. For this study, we recompiled data from “Encuesta para evaluar el efecto de la crisis sanitaria en los trabajadores” carried out by the Department of Quantitative Economics and Mathematics of the National Polytechnic School. We analyzed some different levels of impact through the quantification of income contraction. Thus, a Generalized Ordered Logit model is predicted, whose conclusions show that laborers who totally paralyzed their activities, workers belonging to an income stratum between $0 and $500 per month, laborers in medium risk activities, self-employed workers, workers who do not have health insurance, those workers who have debts and do not have saving accounts are more probable to experience a greater impact on their income