El mercado laboral ecuatoriano y su relación con elpib per cápita

This study aims to analyze the relationship between labor market conditions—particularly employment and unemployment—and Ecuador's per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during the period 1993–2023. The research adopts a quantitative, explanatory, and correlational approach with a non-experimental design, using a VAR model and structural break tests based on the Chow and CUSUM methods. The results confirm the existence of a statistically significant relationship between employment conditions and the level of per capita GDP. The findings indicate that changes in Ecuador’s labor market are sensitive to both economic cycles and structural transformations, with differentiated impacts on economic growth. Robustness checks and structural break analyses strengthen the validity of the findings by revealing critical turning points associated with events such as the 1999 economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.