The Economy of Catalonia

9.8%
37.1%
25.2%
27.9%
Positively Would not affect Negatively No opinion’
Figure 17. How do you think the existence of a Catalan State would affect
people’s pensions? (% of total)
Impact on their profession
As Figure 18 shows, 54.8% of economists believe that the establishment
of a Catalan State may have an impact on their area of professional activity,
while 38.4% think it would not and 6.8% express no opinion. The
effect of this impact is not clear: 29.0% of members foresee a positive effect,
but 25.8% suggest it may be negative.
6.8%
38.4%
25.8%
29.0%
No Yes, positively Yes, negatively No opinion
Figure 18. Do you think the establishment of a Catalan State may have an impact on
your professional activity? (% of total)
Based on employment status, in the case of a Catalan State, the unemployed
are those who most foresee possible consequences for them pro-
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