Ñopo, H. & A. Peña (2021). Política de protección social y laboral en el Ecuador [Documento de Investigación, 116]. Lima: GRADE.

How effective is the social protection system in Ecuador to protect the population against various risks? What is its redistributive impact and how much does it contribute to reducing inequality? What effects does it have on productivity? These are the central questions that guide this analysis, in which some answers are tested based on the examination of the incentives generated by the coexistence of the contributory and non-contributory components of social security, anti-poverty programs and social security regimes. special tax for small businesses. The conclusion is that, beyond good intentions, the overlaps between the contributory and non-contributory components lead to little protection, high informality and low productivity, which contribute to the persistence of inequalities.