La relación entre la pobreza y la informalidad.

Abstract

Poverty is associated with a lack of monetary resources, which are generated, among other ways, through employment. However, the lack of job opportunities in the formal sector has pushed people to enter the informal market. Low incomes and poor labor informality conditions generate a possible relationship between poverty and informality, and at the same time, a question arises: does poverty cause informality or vice versa, or is there a bidirectional relationship? Therefore, this research analyzes the determinants of poverty and informality in Ecuador by estimating two logit models. For this purpose, the National Survey of Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment (ENEMDU) (2021) was used. The results suggest the existence of a bidirectional relationship between poverty and informality.