TITLE:
Higher Education Policies and Employment in Mexico
AUTHORS:
Ernesto Rangel, Antonina Ivanova
KEYWORDS:
Higher Education, Employment, Policies, Mexico
JOURNAL NAME:
Modern Economy,
Vol.5 No.7,
June
25,
2014
ABSTRACT: The paper shows the
situation on higher education and employment policies in Mexico based on the
opinion of key persons related to the issue. Scholars, government officers and
entrepreneurs participated with their opinions in a survey designed for
collecting information. It is very important to know not only from the society
but also from the specific policy makers that what is going vs official version
in order to get some more objective information about this interesting topic. In
conclusion, Mexico’s higher education policies must provide a strategic vision
based on the development of a coordinated industrial policy. It is imperative
to improve the balance between supply and demand for professionals, whose
studies are based on policies designed to improve Mexico’s productive structure
and its integration into the international economy.