Confianza, heterogeneidad y equidad en la UE

Un análisis contemporáneo

Autores/as

  • Dante Domäng Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
  • Emilio Vascós Palacios

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32826/reyf.v4i11.418

Palabras clave:

confianza generalizada, equidad, heterogeneidad, índice FINO

Resumen

Los altos niveles de confianza generalizada suelen asociarse con el crecimiento económico y menores costes de transacción, mientras que las poblaciones heterogéneas se han vinculado a niveles más bajos de confianza. A medida que el mundo se diversifica en prácticamente todos los ámbitos, es importante analizar la relación entre heterogeneidad y confianza generalizada. En este trabajo desarrollamos un nuevo Índice de Fraccionamiento de Origen Nacional (FINO) para captar la heterogeneidad contemporánea. A continuación, realizamos un análisis de regresión logística jerárquica en dos pasos con datos contemporáneos, que incluye más de 40.000 observaciones de 23 países de la UE. Nuestros resultados indican que tanto la equidad como la heterogeneidad son predictores significativos de la confianza generalizada en la UE. Teorizamos que la importancia de la heterogeneidad para la confianza generalizada puede depender del contexto y hacerse relevante solo cuando los países han establecido un cierto nivel de equidad.

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2026-10-19