The general welfare of people depends on many variables, such as economic growth and environment. This work assesses the relation between these variables in Ecuador using the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC). This analysis ...
This article presents a proposed methodology to evaluate the financial products
of Ecuadorian banks, using the multicriteria Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)
technique, since institutions currently require a methodology ...
Salvatierra Hansen Vik, Tiffany Nicole; Orellana Barzola, Juan Pablo; Villa Cox, Gonzalo Gabriel, Director(ESPOL.FCSH, 2025-02-18)
This research examines the determinants of progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) on affordable and clean energy in low and middle-income countries. Using spatial panel econometric techniques with data ...
The integrative project examines family demands and health services in Ecuador, focusing on the influence of gender and the type of employment informality. The objectives include identifying patterns in the use of health ...
The current market demands innovative tools to optimize financial and commercial management
for companies. The insurance company CIAROS S.A. faces challenges in strategic decisionmaking
due to limited integration of its ...
Avilés González, Johnny Alejandro; Bailón Casquete, Milady Nahomi; Villa Cox, Gonzalo Gabriel, Director(ESPOL.FCSH, 2025-02-18)
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 “climate action” focuses on climate resilience, with a particular focus on reducing CO₂ emissions, as its targets are intrinsically linked to this component. Given that international ...
The main objective of the research was to evaluate the credit risk and the expected loss of an Ecuadorian financial institution in an annual projection. It began with the analysis of credit risk exposure, the adequate ...
The present study analyzes how gender and occupational class influence the labor market and health inequities in Ecuador. Inequalities in access to formal and informal jobs, as well as in domestic and unpaid work, were ...
The study analyzes the relationship between various economic factors such as the Outgoing Foreign Exchange Tax (ISD), Value Added Tax (IVA), Income Tax (IR), as well as other economic indicators, such as political stability, ...
Tilapia is an aquaculture product that once represented a strong income for Ecuador,
however, today it does not represent even half of what it once was. Therefore, this project aims
to develop univariate econometric ...
Financial Literacy is low worldwide, which affects economic growth and causes financial crises. In Latin America, the level is even lower and the existing literature on the variable is scarce. This is why this project seeks ...
La educación superior en instituciones como la ESPOL enfrenta grandes desafíos, como asegurar que la inversión pública sea eficiente, entre ellos, las barreras académicas y socioeconómicas que dificultan que los estudiantes ...
Romero Romero, María Emilia; Villarreal Mora, Sebastián Emiliano; Moscoso Miranda, Henry Bernard, Director(ESPOL.FCSH, 2025-02-18)
The present study analyzes the impact and effect of mindfulness practice on the stress and
anxiety levels of students at the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) in the medium
term, using a difference-in-differences ...
The present study aims to analyze the relationship between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and tax revenue in Ecuador in a given time period (2017-2023). Through a Two-Way Fixed Effects model, it was found that a 1% increase ...
Delgado Saavedra, Gabriela Stephania; Suárez Alvarado, Carlos Steward; Domínguez Andrade, Juan Manuel, Director(ESPOL.FCSH, 2025-02-18)
This study examines the relationship between fiscal policies and the attraction of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Ecuador’s energy sector. It hypothesizes that fiscal stability enhances FDI, while abrupt policy changes ...
Celly Azanza, Marvin Xavier; Gaona Viteri, Jefferson José; Villa Cox, Gonzalo Gabriel, Director(ESPOL.FCSH, 2025-02-18)
This study focuses on the Ecuadorian mining sector, analyzing the relationship between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and tax collection through mining royalties during the period 2010–2024. Through an econometric approach, ...
Meza García, John Jairo; Naranjo Plúas, Manuel Enrique; Domínguez Andrade, Juan Manuel, Director(ESPOL.FCSH, 2025-02-18)
Ecuador is facing great challenges; a country whose dream is to achieve development and maintain its patriots in welfare. It's known that developing countries need great impulses to advance in their processes, among these, ...
This study analyzes the impact of tax policies on attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the construction sector in Ecuador, using a gravity model. The relationship between tax revenue, governance indicators, and ...
The present research analyzes the effects of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on the tax revenue of the manufacturing sector in Ecuador during the period 2017-2023. To evaluate these dynamics, an approach based on Vector ...
This research analyzes the impact of foreign investment on fiscal revenue in Ecuador's commerce sector, considering both short- and long-term effects, using a time series approach with the ARDL model. The research used ...