Análisis macroeconómico pre y post covid-19 sobre una economía en recesión, Ecuador 2016-2021.

Abstract

The study and monitoring of macroeconomic indicators are of vital importance and interest, since it is the statistical data that reflects the economic status of a country, even more so when they are experiencing disturbances that directly affect the economy, such as a pandemic. The objective of this research is to know the performance of the economy from 2016 to 2021 in a pre and post covid-19 pandemic scenario, analyzing the main economic indicators such as: Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Inflation, Public External Debt and Unemployment, using data from the page of the Central Bank of Ecuador. For the development of this research, the analysis of time series was carried out using the econometric software STATA 16. The results show the negative effects that the covid-19 pandemic had on an Ecuadorian economy, which already showed a recessive gap. of the economy due to the notable fiscal emergencies, even more so with the arrival of the pandemic, since it exacerbated the situation, affecting the country's macroeconomic variables and whose effect had repercussions on the quality of life of citizens.