Comportamiento de los agregados del gasto público en Ecuador, período 2007-2017.

Abstract

Supported by the Keynesian theory, public spending as a component of GDP is highly influential because of its direct relationship. The present investigation focuses on examining the public expenditure of Ecuador and specifically its components, in order to analyze the expenditures of greater proportion and allocate a reduction at the convenience of the country. For the pertinent analysis, economic figures from the Central Bank of Ecuador and ECLAC are taken as reference, making the respective statistical graphs using Microsoft Excel. Within the work is the economic classification of public expenditure, current expenditures, focused on obtaining goods and services for the administrative area of the state, on the other hand is the second set of capital expenditures, which are balances for goods long-term in order to be useful in the process of productive plans. Over the period considered, spending has been constantly increasing, acquiring its peak in 2014 and since then it has been gradually decreasing in the following years, showing as higher expenses the current type and salaries, which are they must decrease in order to contribute to additional economic growth by applying economic theories about poverty and inequality.