The Revista Económica (RVE) is an academic publication managed by theCenter for Social and Economic Research and the Research Club ofEconomics from the National University of Loja. The objective of the RVE is to disseminatebiannually the contributions of the researchers of the economic science and branchesrelated. The target public of the RVE is made up of researchers, teachers,students and those responsible for economic and social development policies. The topicsof interest of the RVE are the models of economic growth and developmentapplied, applied regional economics, applied environmental economics, politicsregional development, policy impact assessment, and in general, all theinvestigations that contribute to the understanding of the dimensions of the problemsdevelopment. The RVE accepts original scientific papers, in a wide range of disciplines, including the following research areas: Economy,Management,Social Sciences,Political Sciences. The RVE is a journal reviewed by academic peers (peer-review process), internal and external to the National University of Loja, and for arbitration the double blind system is applied. The RVE accepts publications in both Spanish and English, and publishes twice a year (two issues per year). The opinions expressed in documents published in the RVE represent the opinion of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the journal or its Editors.