Inequality of Outcomes and Inequality of Opportunities in Brazil

Inequality of Outcomes and Inequality of Opportunities in Brazil

The authors depart from John Roemer's theory of equality of opportunities. They seek to determine what part of observed outcome inequality may be attributed to differences in observed "circumstances," including family background, and...

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Main Authors:	Bourguignon, François, Ferreira, Francisco H.G., Menéndez, Marta
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENTS BENCHMARK CALL DATA SET DATA SETS DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECT EARNINGS INEQUALITY ECONOMIC INEQUALITY EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES EDUCATIONAL QUALITY EMPIRICAL MODEL EMPIRICAL WORK EMPLOYMENT EQUAL DISTRIBUTION EQUATIONS EXOGENOUS VARIABLES FUNCTIONAL FORM GINI COEFFICIENT GIRLS HIGH INEQUALITY HOMEWORK HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INCOME DATA INCOME INEQUALITY INDIVIDUAL LEARNING INEQUALITY MEASURES INTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITY LABOR MARKET LET MEASUREMENT ERROR MIGRATION MOBILITY NEGATIVE COEFFICIENT NEGATIVE EFFECT OPPORTUNITY SETS PAPERS PARENTS PER CAPITA INCOMES POLICY RESEARCH POSITIVE EFFECT PRODUCTION FUNCTION PROGRAMS QUALITY OF EDUCATION REDISTRIBUTION POLICIES REDUCING INEQUALITY REGIONAL DIFFERENCES REGIONAL DUMMIES REGRESSION RESULTS RELATIVE IMPORTANCE RESIDUAL TERM SAM SCHOOLING SELECTION BIAS SIGNIFICANT EFFECT SOCIAL MOBILITY TEST SCORES WAGES WEALTH WELFARE LEVELS WORKERS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY; OUTCOMES OF EDUCATION; FAMILY BACKGROUND; HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS; INCOME INEQUALITY; EQUALITY; EQUAL ACCESS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/2859439/inequality-outcomes-inequality-opportunities-brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17681

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/2859439/inequality-outcomes-inequality-opportunities-brazil
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17681