Consensos, disensos e ideología

El caso de los economistas en Uruguay

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ID6166786
AuthorsAmarante (0000-0003-3642-7009, Universidad de la República de Uruguay), Verónica Amarante, Marisa Bucheli (0000-0003-0159-4712, Universidad de la República de Uruguay), Maria Cecilia Lara Martínez (0000-0002-2293-0239, Universidad La República)
Year2023
Issue94
Pages69-107
Publication date2023-07-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Desarrollo y Sociedad (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0120-3584 • E-ISSN: 1900-7760
PublisherUniversidad de los Andes (PUBLISHER • VE)
DOI10.13043/dys.94.3
OpenAlexW4384821196
LanguageES
Citations received1
References cited20

This article studies the consensus among economists in Uruguay regarding aset of economic propositions. The findings indicate that the levels of consensus in Uruguay are comparatively lower than in other countries, although thelevels of dissensus are also lower, resulting in a modest level of agreementoverall. The propositions related to discrimination and, to a lesser extent, environmental issues demonstrate the highest levels of agreement. There is alsoconsensus regarding the desire to improve income equality and the recognitionof the State’s importance in achieving this goal. However, there is no consensus regarding specific redistributive tools. Based on clustering and multiplecorrespondence analysis, we identify two distinct groups according to theirsupport for different economic propositions. The probability of belonging tothese groups is strongly associated with individual ideological positions, whichare often influenced by the ideology of one’s parents

Humanities · Political science · Accounting and Financial Management · Philosophy

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