Education, Earnings, and Inequality in Brazil, 1982-98 : Implications for Education Policy
The educational attainment of Brazil's labor force, has gradually increased over the past two decades. At the same time, the government has pursued a series of economic structural adjustment policies. The authors investigate how these simultan...
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okr-10986-195052021-04-23T14:03:43Z Education, Earnings, and Inequality in Brazil, 1982-98 : Implications for Education Policy Blom, Andreas Holm-Nielsen, Lauritz Verner, Dorte COMPOSITION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DRAWING ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REFORMS EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVELS EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SYSTEM EMPLOYMENT ENROLLMENT EQUAL DISTRIBUTION EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION FUTURE EDUCATION GENDER GAP HOUSEHOLD INCOME IMPROVING ACCESS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERVENTION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERATURE PAPERS PER CAPITA INCOME PRIMARY EDUCATION REPETITION REPETITION RATES SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION UNIVERSITIES WORKERS EDUCATION SECTOR EARNINGS CAPACITY EDUCATIONAL EQUALIZATION EDUCATIONAL POLICY LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION ECONOMIC POLICY STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS LEVELS OF EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION PRIMARY EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION WAGE DIFFERENTIATION MARGINAL VALUE THEOREM RETURNS TO SCHOOLING EQUITY IN EDUCATION SKILLED WORKERS POLICY FORMATION ACCESS TO EDUCATION ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION SECTOR WORKERS The educational attainment of Brazil's labor force, has gradually increased over the past two decades. At the same time, the government has pursued a series of economic structural adjustment policies. The authors investigate how these simultaneous advances have altered the relationship between labor market earnings, and education. They find that the returns to education in the labor market, fundamentally changed between 1982, and 1998. While the returns to tertiary education increased sharply, the returns to primary education dropped by 26 percent, and those to lower secondary, by 35 percent. Moreover, the authors argue, the marginal reduction in wage inequality that occurred in this period was linked primarily to a reduction in the returns to schooling, and only secondarily, to a more equitable distribution of schooling. The findings suggest that the supply of highly skilled labor is inadequate to meet demand. That suggests a need for policy action aimed at increasing access to, and completion of tertiary education. Increasing the supply of highly skilled labor, would improve prospects for both economic growth, and reduce wage inequality. 2014-08-20T18:29:01Z 2014-08-20T18:29:01Z 2001-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/10/1614879/education-earnings-inequality-brazil-1982-98-implications-education-policy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19505 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2686 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Brazil |
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COMPOSITION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DRAWING ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REFORMS EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVELS EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SYSTEM EMPLOYMENT ENROLLMENT EQUAL DISTRIBUTION EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION FUTURE EDUCATION GENDER GAP HOUSEHOLD INCOME IMPROVING ACCESS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERVENTION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERATURE PAPERS PER CAPITA INCOME PRIMARY EDUCATION REPETITION REPETITION RATES SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION UNIVERSITIES WORKERS EDUCATION SECTOR EARNINGS CAPACITY EDUCATIONAL EQUALIZATION EDUCATIONAL POLICY LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION ECONOMIC POLICY STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS LEVELS OF EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION PRIMARY EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION WAGE DIFFERENTIATION MARGINAL VALUE THEOREM RETURNS TO SCHOOLING EQUITY IN EDUCATION SKILLED WORKERS POLICY FORMATION ACCESS TO EDUCATION ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION SECTOR WORKERS |
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COMPOSITION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DRAWING ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REFORMS EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVELS EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SYSTEM EMPLOYMENT ENROLLMENT EQUAL DISTRIBUTION EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION FUTURE EDUCATION GENDER GAP HOUSEHOLD INCOME IMPROVING ACCESS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERVENTION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERATURE PAPERS PER CAPITA INCOME PRIMARY EDUCATION REPETITION REPETITION RATES SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION UNIVERSITIES WORKERS EDUCATION SECTOR EARNINGS CAPACITY EDUCATIONAL EQUALIZATION EDUCATIONAL POLICY LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION ECONOMIC POLICY STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS LEVELS OF EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION PRIMARY EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION WAGE DIFFERENTIATION MARGINAL VALUE THEOREM RETURNS TO SCHOOLING EQUITY IN EDUCATION SKILLED WORKERS POLICY FORMATION ACCESS TO EDUCATION ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION SECTOR WORKERS Blom, Andreas Holm-Nielsen, Lauritz Verner, Dorte Education, Earnings, and Inequality in Brazil, 1982-98 : Implications for Education Policy |
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The educational attainment of
Brazil's labor force, has gradually increased over the
past two decades. At the same time, the government has
pursued a series of economic structural adjustment policies.
The authors investigate how these simultaneous advances have
altered the relationship between labor market earnings, and
education. They find that the returns to education in the
labor market, fundamentally changed between 1982, and 1998.
While the returns to tertiary education increased sharply,
the returns to primary education dropped by 26 percent, and
those to lower secondary, by 35 percent. Moreover, the
authors argue, the marginal reduction in wage inequality
that occurred in this period was linked primarily to a
reduction in the returns to schooling, and only secondarily,
to a more equitable distribution of schooling. The findings
suggest that the supply of highly skilled labor is
inadequate to meet demand. That suggests a need for policy
action aimed at increasing access to, and completion of
tertiary education. Increasing the supply of highly skilled
labor, would improve prospects for both economic growth, and
reduce wage inequality. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Blom, Andreas Holm-Nielsen, Lauritz Verner, Dorte |
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Blom, Andreas Holm-Nielsen, Lauritz Verner, Dorte |
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Blom, Andreas |
| title |
Education, Earnings, and Inequality in Brazil, 1982-98 : Implications for Education Policy |
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Education, Earnings, and Inequality in Brazil, 1982-98 : Implications for Education Policy |
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Education, Earnings, and Inequality in Brazil, 1982-98 : Implications for Education Policy |
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Education, Earnings, and Inequality in Brazil, 1982-98 : Implications for Education Policy |
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Education, Earnings, and Inequality in Brazil, 1982-98 : Implications for Education Policy |
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education, earnings, and inequality in brazil, 1982-98 : implications for education policy |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/10/1614879/education-earnings-inequality-brazil-1982-98-implications-education-policy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19505 |
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