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The Employability Of Mexican University Students: An Analysis By Gender And Training Areas

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  • CONTRERAS CUEVA, Angélica Beatriz
  • DÁVALOS GARCÍA, Sergio
  • GONZÁLEZ-MORALES, Olga
  • ÁLVAREZ-GONZÁLEZ, José Antonio

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This article describes the human capital determinant of the employability of Mexican university graduates, in order to identify the differences in employment by gender and training area. Data from the National Survey of Occupation and Employment in 2010 and from 12 groups ranked in the careers coding catalogue of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography are used. Logit model is applied to show the probability of being occupied based on certain characteristics of the individuals being studied. The distribution of employment by gender in each professional area is determined by the Dissimilarity Index Duncan.

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  • CONTRERAS CUEVA, Angélica Beatriz & DÁVALOS GARCÍA, Sergio & GONZÁLEZ-MORALES, Olga & ÁLVAREZ-GONZÁLEZ, José Antonio, 2014. "The Employability Of Mexican University Students: An Analysis By Gender And Training Areas," Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 14(3), pages 155-168.
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    Keywords

    employability; university graduate; gender; area of training; heads of the family;
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    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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