La inversión pública en educación superior y su influencia en el crecimiento económico en el Ecuador periodo 2007-2017.

Abstract

This paper analyzes the relationship between public investment in higher education and its influence on economic growth in Ecuador during the presidential term of economist Rafael Correa. For the analysis, the deductive method was applied, being objective and logical, having a descriptive and correlational scope to a sample of 44 data from 2007 to 2017, dividing the data quarterly. Using the ordinary least squares model, the existence of a correlation between the dependent variables with the independent variable GDP was determined. Furthermore, it was observed that gross fixed capital formation is the most relevant variable for economic growth, while there is an intense positive relationship between GDP and the Population variable (EAP). Finally, there is a negative trend between GDP and public investment in higher education, rejecting the null hypothesis and demonstrating that physical capital is the main generator of growth in Ecuador.