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Headwinds to Growth: The IMF Program in Ecuador

Headwinds to Growth: The IMF Program in Ecuador

2019-07-15

Center for Economic and Policy Research;

This report examines Ecuador's March 2019 agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and finds that Ecuador is likely to have lower GDP per capita, higher unemployment, and increased macroeconomic instability under the program. Even the program itself, the authors note, projects Ecuador to have a recession this year and increased unemployment for each of the first three years of the program. But these projections are optimistic, the report concludes.

Decade of Reform: Ecuador's Macroeconomic Policies, Institutional Changes, and Results

Decade of Reform: Ecuador's Macroeconomic Policies, Institutional Changes, and Results

2017-02-10

Center for Economic and Policy Research;

This paper looks at some of the institutional, policy, and regulatory changes enacted by the government of Ecuador, as well as overall economic and social indicators, over the decade since the Correa government took office.

The Impacts of Payments for Watershed Services in Ecuador: Emerging Lessons from Pimampiro and Cuenca

The Impacts of Payments for Watershed Services in Ecuador: Emerging Lessons from Pimampiro and Cuenca

2004-01-01

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED);

The project set out to engage stakeholders in the evaluation of this emerging "market" for watershed services and its social impact. The study consists of two documents that are separate but also complement each other. The first document, called Markets or Metaphors? A Sustainable Livelihoods Approach to the Management of Environmental Services: two Cases from Ecuador, written by Dr Joseph Vogel, is at the centre of the research. This document presents the results of the development of a methodology and its application in the field. It also includes an economic and legal analysis that demonstrates the importance of understanding and including social and cultural implications when developing a market for watershed services

Ecuador's Presidential Election: Background on Economic Issues

Ecuador's Presidential Election: Background on Economic Issues

2006-11-01

Center for Economic and Policy Research;

This paper looks at the biggest economic challenges that Ecuador's new president will need to address, and examines its recent economic history, including the issues of growth, dollarization, and international trade and finance.

Ecuador's New Deal: Reforming and Regulating the Financial Sector

Ecuador's New Deal: Reforming and Regulating the Financial Sector

2013-02-14

Center for Economic and Policy Research;

This paper looks at Ecuador's financial and regulatory reforms during the past five years, perhaps the most comprehensive of any country in the 21st century: taking control over the central bank, regulating capital outflows, taxing the financial sector, encouraging domestic investment and co-operatives, and protecting consumers.

Ecuador's Economy Since 2007

Ecuador's Economy Since 2007

2012-05-02

Center for Economic and Policy Research;

Outside observers could be forgiven for expecting Ecuador to suffer terribly during and after the recent global crisis. Two of the country's largest sources of foreign earnings, petroleum exports and remittances from abroad, crashed during the global recession. Furthermore, lacking its own currency, the government's options for responding were limited. But instead of a deep, protracted recession, Ecuador lost only 1.3 percent of GDP during three quarters of contraction. After four additional quarters the economy returned to the pre-recession level of output, and two years after the recession started, it reached its 20-year growth trend.

Modelo de atenciónen Casas de Acogida: Pra Mujeres Queviven Violencia: Cuatro Años De Trabajo Colectivo a Favor De Una Vida Libre De Violencias Para Las Mujeres

Modelo de atenciónen Casas de Acogida: Pra Mujeres Queviven Violencia: Cuatro Años De Trabajo Colectivo a Favor De Una Vida Libre De Violencias Para Las Mujeres

2012-11-23

Casa Amiga;

Este documento es el resultado del trabajo colectivo de quienes conformamos las cinco Casas de Acogida del Ecuador. Han sido cuatro años de reuniones periódicas, intensos debates y reflexiones profundas sobre lo que hemos aprendido al trabajar en la atención a las mujeres que han vivido situaciones de violencia y cuyas vidas se han puesto en peligro.Cuando decidimos conformar la Red Nacional de Casas de Acogida sabíamosque el camino sería largo y sinuoso sin embargo, estábamos seguras de que íbamos a proponer alternativas y modelos para el trabajo con mujeres que huyen de sus hogares para salvar sus vidas.Nuestras Casas de Acogida se rigen bajo el principio de la solidaridad: creemos firmemente en que las mujeres pueden salir de un ciclo violento si tienen un lugar en donde se las acoja, apoye y escuche. Día a día somos testigos de historias de violencia que han producido dolor y miedo físico y emocional. Así han vivido muchas mujeres, sus hijas e hijos, durante años. Sin embargo, hemos constatado que con el acompañamiento necesario ellas y sus familias pueden salir de la violencia. Las mujeres acogidas salen adelante, rehacen sus vidas e intentan vivir plenamente. Por eso, estamos convencidas de que es posible erradicar todas las formas de violencia contra las mujeres.Sabemos que económicamente una casa de acogida no es rentable, al contrario genera muchos gastos, pero no podemos permitir que continúen losasesinatos y agresiones a las mujeres. Se puede poner un alto a la violencia, pero es urgente una concertación nacional que busque la erradicación de todas las formas de violencias contra las mujeres.Les invitamos a conocer nuestras propuestas, nuestros logros y nuestros sueños.7

The Ecuador Blueprint: A Plan to Strengthen Coastal Marine Protected Areas

The Ecuador Blueprint: A Plan to Strengthen Coastal Marine Protected Areas

2014-08-21

Conservacion Internacional Ecuador;

Ecuador's coastal and marine area is home to approximately 58% of the country's population. This population lives within 100 km of the coast and is highly dependent upon the coastal and marine ecosystems. Its coastal geography is composed of estuaries, mangroves, mountain systems, beaches, bluffs, islands, shallows, rocky and sandy seabeds and even semi-arid areas: all of which possess tremendous biodiversity and productivity. The convergence of ocean currents creates highly productive rocky seabeds, which are also ideal for the concentration and reproduction of migratory marine species (humpback whales, sea turtles, albatrosses, manta rays, sharks). Ecuador currently possesses 16 coastal marine protected areas (MPAs): nine of which are comprised of estuarine systems and mangrove forests; the other seven are coastal and have a marine protected fringe. Management of current and new protected areas poses a great challenge to the Ministry of the Environment (MAE), as mounting threats will require significant institutional, financial and technological resources. This report analyzes the legal framework, competencies and jurisdictions of all marine enforcement agencies in order to design a cost effective national surveillance system for Ecuador's MPAs. We specifically assessed current MPA surveillance and control capacity at each MPA and designed a blueprint for strengthening enforcement at both the site and provincial level that accounts for factors such as human resources, systematic training, interagency standard operating protocols, vessels, surveillance and communication technology, and long-term costs. With respect to competencies and jurisdictions, the report recommends three priority initiatives that would have immediate positive impacts in MPA enforcement:1. The MAE must formalize interagency agreements with the Navy and Police as Park Rangers do not possess the power of arrest and there is ever growing security risks at-sea; 2. As the Maritime Police, the Navy must increase their involvement in matters of surveillance and control of MPAs; 3. The MPA Directors must begin to utilize their authority to administer sanctions locally in order to expedite the sanction process and ensure compliance.The final enforcement system design provides strategic sensor coverage to MPAs, buffer zones and access ways. The strategy combines high-power video cameras and a robust VHF marine and private radio network with the minimum number of personnel and patrol vessels to provide a constant presence and fast response capacity. All CAPEX and OPEX decisions were made in consideration of a highly limited budget, which is currently underwritten by numerous sources. More importantly, we have defined a blueprint of critical steps for the capacity building and professionalization of the Park Rangers, who truly are the core component of the MAE enforcement program. 

Case Study: Collaborative Crop Research in Action

Case Study: Collaborative Crop Research in Action

2014-07-10

McKnight Foundation;

A new report about McKnight support for Andean grains research and development in Bolivia and Ecuador.

Update on the Ecuadorian Economy

Update on the Ecuadorian Economy

2009-06-24

Center for Economic and Policy Research;

This paper provides an overview of major macroeconomic and social indicators and policy changes in Ecuador over the two and a half years since President Rafael Correa took office in January 2007, including economic growth, social spending, fiscal policy, inflation, foreign debt, the trade balance, and various policy changes as well as the recent impacts of the world recession.

Song of the Sirens: Why the US-Andean FTAs Undermine Sustainable Development and Regional Integration

Song of the Sirens: Why the US-Andean FTAs Undermine Sustainable Development and Regional Integration

2006-07-14

Oxfam International;

US free trade agreements with Peru and Colombia, as well as the possible agreement with Ecuador, were negotiated under the promise of great opportunities in the world's richest market, but the truth is that these agreements will have a devastating impact on the livelihoods of small farmers, public health, and the regulation of investment to protect the public interest. Furthermore, they will weaken existing regional processes of integration and co-operation. Trade rules with the Andean region need to be substantially modified in order for development to become a priority once again.

An Analysis of the Law Enforcement Chain in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape

An Analysis of the Law Enforcement Chain in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape

2010-04-01

Wildaid;

The main objective of this study is to identify and evaluate the critical factors required for effective law enforcement in each MPA of the Seascape.The specific objectives are:1. To determine the main strengths and weaknesses of the law enforcement chain in each MPA.2. To prioritize a series of recommendations to improve the enforcement chain in each MPA.3. To identify regional initiatives to strengthen cooperation between member states; in particular regarding the conservation of migratory species.

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