Caracterización de la economía informal ambulatoria en el centro de la ciudad de Piura Julio del 2024

Abstract

This research aimed to analyze the structure and characteristics of the informal street vendor economy operating in the downtown area of Piura city in July 2024. A quantitative methodology with a non-experimental, applied design was used. The research subject was the downtown area of Piura, following the principles of new economic geography. The techniques and instruments employed were surveys and observation, and the data was processed and systematized using the most current version of the free Office suite. The informal street labor factor, comprised of Peruvian workers, stands out and actively participates in the economy throughout the year. The informal street economic agents were classified into two categories: "Informal Street Trade," a commercial activity that involves the sale and purchase of various products lacking or having insufficient formal mechanisms in legislation or practice, which takes place in public areas, with a capital not exceeding six monthly UITs (Peruvian Tax Units), and without the capacity to generate other income or labor ties with their suppliers; and "Informal Street Services," which consists of economic activities performed for other people, offering services that generate some benefit for the client, without adequate formal mechanisms, carried out in public areas, with capital not exceeding six monthly UITs, and without the capacity to generate other income or labor ties with their buyers and suppliers. The informal street vendor economy in Piura represents a significant and active sector within the local economy, with specific characteristics and limitations that require attention and possible interventions to improve working conditions and subsequent formalization.