Investing in Technical and Vocational Education and Training : Does it Yield Large Economic Returns in Brazil?

Investing in Technical and Vocational Education and Training : Does it Yield Large Economic Returns in Brazil?

Technical education and training has been dramatically expanding in Brazil recently. However, there remains no evidence on the cost effectiveness of this alternative track to a more general education. This paper quantifies the wage returns of compl...

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Main Authors: Almeida, Rita, Anazawa, Leandro, Menezes Filho, Naercio, Vasconcellos, Ligia
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
SKILLS
STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS
TECHNOLOGY
TEACHING TECHNIQUES
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
VOCATIONAL COURSES
STUDY
FORMAL EDUCATION
ITS
TRAINING COURSES
STUDIES
RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS
COMPLETION
SKILLED WORKERS
VALUES
SCHOOLS
STATE SCHOOLS
GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION
PARTICIPATION
SCHOOLING
WORK STATUS
TUITION
ENROLLMENT
URBAN CENTERS
HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION
GROUPS
AGE GROUP
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
OCCUPATIONS
AGE GROUPS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
FORMS OF EDUCATION
HEALTH CARE
SCHOOL GRADUATES
HIGHER EDUCATION
EDUCATION LEVEL
GENERAL EDUCATION
PAPERS
AGE OF ENTRANCE
TECHNICAL COLLEGES
TRAINING PROGRAMS
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
CURRICULUM
EDUCATION COURSES
EDUCATIONAL POLICY
COURSES
KNOWLEDGE
TECHNICAL TRAINING
LABOR MARKET
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION
MATHEMATICS
INVESTMENT
PER CAPITA INCOME
STATISTICS
TRAINING
RATES OF RETURN
TESTS
TYPES OF EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
STUDENTS
SECONDARY LEVEL
WORKING HOURS
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
RETRAINING
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
GRADUATES
EDUCATION SYSTEM
WOMEN
JOB TRAINING
AVERAGE EDUCATION LEVEL
CONTINUING EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
SCHOOL
TEACHING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
TERTIARY EDUCATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24411547/investing-technical-vocational-education-training-yield-large-economic-returns-brazil
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21861

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24411547/investing-technical-vocational-education-training-yield-large-economic-returns-brazil
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21861

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