The rise of the middle class in Ecuador during the oil boom

In this paper we analyse the evolution of the middle class in Ecuador during the commodities boom (2005-2015). Using the definition of middle class proposed by López-Calva and Ortiz-Juarez (2014), we document an impressive rise of the middle class, which doubled in this period and peaked at 37.4% of...

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Main Authors: Iván Gachet, Diego Grijalva, Paúl Ponce, Damián Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2017-10-01
Series:Cuadernos de Economía
Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ceconomia/article/view/65821