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Estado del bienestar, incentivos negativos y gestión de la incertidumbre

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  • Jesus Ferreiro

    (Universidad del Pais Vasco)

  • Felipe Serrano

    (Universidad del Pais Vasco)

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Current thinking on the welfare state is dominated by a line of argument which attempts to present the limits, and thus the crisis, of the welfare state in terms of a conflict between the goals of efficiency and equity. The first part of the article reveals the methodological inconsistencies underlying this type of thinking. The second part presents some elements of analysis inspired by the post-Keynesian economy, which provide an approach for studying the welfare state as an institution which helps to manage uncertainty, thus contributing to the stabilisation of expectations and aiding decision-making by agents.

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  • Jesus Ferreiro & Felipe Serrano, 1998. "Estado del bienestar, incentivos negativos y gestión de la incertidumbre," EKONOMIAZ. Revista vasca de Economía, Gobierno Vasco / Eusko Jaurlaritza / Basque Government, vol. 42(03), pages 52-73.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekz:ekonoz:1998303
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    Keywords

    Estado de bienestar; incertidumbre;

    JEL classification:

    • D6 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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