RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Carlos M. UrzĂșaYR 2007 T1 Consensus and dissension among Mexican economists JF CEPAL Review, VO 2007 IS 91 SP 155 OP 167 DO https://doi.org/10.18356/e70c8889-en PB United Nations, SN 16840348, AB This article identifies areas of agreement and disagreement among Mexican economists in relation to key issues of economics, on the basis of a survey of 360 members of the profession. The propositions eliciting the greatest consensus included: equity in income distribution, vigorous use of antitrust and consumer protection laws and the use of countercyclical fiscal policies. The most contentious issues were: private investment in the energy sector, the determinants of inflation, the minimum wage as a cause of unemployment and the objectives to be pursued by an independent central bank., UL https://www.un-ilibrary.org/content/journals/16840348/2007/91/8