SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH IN ECUADOR

In the literature on growth, infrastructure, in addition to other factors, is identified as a determining element growth of regions from long-term perspective. However, there are few studies where unit analysis disaggregated down regional level. Therefore, this research aims explore importance infrastructure (social and economic) economic Ecuador´s provinces. The methodology used leads calculation Global Productive Infrastructure Index (GPII) composed two categories: Social (SIP), Economic (EPI) (Hansen, 1965). addition, econometric estimates made relationship between latter measured by Gross Added Value each province. results empirical models indicate that productive essential for It up energy transport communications which last most representative affect directly. terms disaggregation indices, it observed that, general, provinces with highest global index and, therefore, Pichincha, Azuay Guayas.