The rational choice and entry to the National System of Researchers

Abstract

The objective of this article is to present some research findings in which some nuances of rational choice (RC) were identified in the reasons for entry to the National System of Researchers (SNI) by some academics from two universities in the Northwest region from Mexico. The article stems from a larger, completed investigation and is divided into three parts. Introduction, development and conclusion. In the first, reference is made to the general aspects of CR based on authors such as Anthony Downs, Kenneth Arrow, Gary Becker and Jon Elster, the research process, the epistemological approach and the particular topic being addressed. In the second part, the results obtained during the analysis process of the data that emerged from the original investigation are presented. In addition, a review is made of the published literature on joining the SNI

 and the motivations of academics to join. In turn, the relevance of this article in terms of a relative absence of works on the specific subject is argued. In the third part some final reflections are exposed.