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<journal-id>2619-6573</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Ensayos de Economía]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Ens. Econ.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2619-6573</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional de Colombia]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2619-65732018000100077</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15446/ede.v28n52.72369</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Efectividad de los mecanismos de búsqueda de empleo en el mercado laboral mexicano]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Effectiveness of Job-Searching Mechanisms in the Mexican Labor Market]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Méndez Delgado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alba Verónica]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez Mena]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Edgar Eduardo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castro Lugo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[David]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Saltillo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Saltillo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Barcelona ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>28</volume>
<numero>52</numero>
<fpage>77</fpage>
<lpage>100</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2619-65732018000100077&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2619-65732018000100077&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2619-65732018000100077&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El proceso de búsqueda de empleo y las estrategias Implementadas son un factor clave para obtener un trabajo. El objetivo de este artículo es estimar el grado de efectividad de los mecanismos de búsqueda de empleo y la influencia de las características sociodemográficas de los individuos en la elección de las estrategias de búsqueda, tomando como caso de estudio a México durante el primer trimestre del año 2017. A partir de información de la ENOE se emplean herramientas de estadística descriptiva e índices para determinar la efectividad de los mecanismos de búsqueda. A través de un modelo de elección binaria, se analizan los efectos de incluir variables sociodemográficas sobre los mecanismos de búsqueda y la probabilidad de encontrar empleo. Se encontró que el mecanismo de búsqueda de empleo más efectivo es acudir a familiares, amigos y conocidos. JEL: J64, R23, C25, D01.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Job-searching processes and strategies are key factors in obtaining a job. The aim of this article is to estimate the effectiveness of job-searching mechanisms and the influence of sociodemographic characteristics of individuals in the selection of a job-searching mechanism. Descriptive statistics and indexing tools are used to determine the effectiveness of such searching mechanisms. A binary choice model analyzes the effects of including sociodemographic variables in searching mechanisms and the probability of finding employment. The Mexican labor market during the first trimester of 2017 is taken as a case study, using data from the National Survey of Occupation and Employment (ENOE). The key result is that the most effective job-searching mechanism is to resort to family, friends and acquaintances. JEL: J64, R23, C25, D01.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[modelos binarios]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[México]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[effectiveness]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[search mechanisms]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[employment]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[binary models]]></kwd>
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