Abstract
This paper seeks to analyze the evolution of labor informality in Ecuador during the coronavirus. The analysis uses microdata from household surveys for 2019 and 2020 to contrast the evolution of informality rate and income. A wage decomposition model is used to estimate the variation in income between the two periods. The results show an annual drop of 11 % in the informal population working a year ago; however, the informality rate rose by 2 %. This behavior is contextualized by a 20 % decrease in the hours worked per week and a 29 % in hourly labor income.
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Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
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