Abstract

GARCIA OSORIO, Nelson Euclides  and  TOBAR CAZARES, Ximena del Consuelo. Construction in the Gross Domestic Product of Ecuador, 2000-2018. Podium [online]. 2019, n.35, pp.57-68. ISSN 2588-0969.  https://doi.org/10.31095/podium.2019.35.4.

The purpose of this article is to examine the influence of the construction sector on the economic behavior of Ecuador. The relationships between the construction sector and the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP), its variations during the period 2000 - 2018, and the exogenous changes in the aforementioned sector were investigated. Quantitative and descriptive information was collected from the official statistical publications related to GDP, construction, and the employed population, confirming that the construction industry is sensitive to the dynamics of the national economy, moreover, due to the economic policy of the governments that were not clearly placed in statism or capitalism.

Keywords : Construction; variation; participation; Gross Domestic Product; economic behavior; economic cycles.

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