The setting of interest rates and their explanatory factors in Ecuador

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Bladimir Proaño Rivera
Juan Pablo Terreros Palacios

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The interest rate, as a relevant indicator in an economy, has a substantial impact on the savings, consumption and investment decisions of economic agents in a country and around the world. In the context of the Ecuadorian economy, characterized by dollarization and the application of strict regulations on interest rates, there is an urgent need to deepen the understanding of the determining factors that shape its specificity, as well as the effects generated by the imposition of regulatory limits in the national credit market. Consequently, the objective of this work was to carry out an evaluation of the current regulations that govern the regulation of interest rates in the financial market, in addition to examining in detail the existing methodology for their determination in the financial system. Likewise, it was proposed to carry out a quantitative analysis of the factors that influence the setting of rates by the banking sector, followed by a thoughtful review of the impact exerted by the current regulation on the national credit market. The results obtained explain that banking institutions base their projections of interest income on an assessment of microeconomic factors, focusing especially on the main costs associated with their operations. Additionally, an inverse relationship was observed between the imposition of limits on interest rates and the availability of credit in the market, indicating an adverse effect of these restrictions on the credit supply.


 


 

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Proaño Rivera, B., & Terreros Palacios, J. P. (2023). The setting of interest rates and their explanatory factors in Ecuador. Management Decision, 2(06), 31–43. https://doi.org/10.26871/rdg.v2i06.45
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Bladimir Proaño Rivera, Universidad del Azuay

 

 

Juan Pablo Terreros Palacios, Universidad del Azuay

 

 

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