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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.
Amarante et al. (Wed,) studied this question.