Efecto de las categorías ocupacionales en la pobreza laboral: análisis comparativo entre 2017 y 2022 en Ecuador

Abstract

This paper analyzes the influence of the occupational structure on working poverty in Ecuador between 2017 and 2022. In recent years, working poverty has become more relevant, because the simple fact of having a job does not necessarily guarantee workers to get out of poverty; in addition, their labor income is not enough to cover their basic needs. This raises the need to seek new policies to help reduce poverty and improve people’s quality of life, in order to contribute to the country’s development. Based on the definition of individual working poverty and a Logit model, the probability that a person working in a specific occupational category is in a situation of working poverty was estimated. The results indicate that, both in 2017 and 2022, self-employed workers and people working under unstable conditions have a higher propensity to fall into in-work poverty, and by 2022 all occupations present an increase in their probability of experiencing poverty. Therefore, it is important to design policies that promote economic dynamism and recovery.