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This paper provides an analysis of the labor market for individuals with tertiary education in Brazil using data from the 2010 Census. Labor earnings inequality is remarkable among Brazilian workers with a bachelor's degree. Evidence indicates that heterogeneous returns across fields of study...
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The study aims to map the human capital profile involved with the biotechnology in Brazil. We used descriptive statistical analysis. The database was set up exclusively for this study starting from information of the innovation website of the Brazilian Ministry of the Science and Technology. The...
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Overeducation refers to the extent to which workers acquired education levels in excess of that required by their jobs. Low educational level is pointed out as a determinant for the incidence of overeducation, which is usually associated with negative labor market outcomes. According to this...
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This study investigates the pattern of overeducation among Brazilian graduates between 1980 and 2010. Making use of information from the last four population censuses, estimates show that changes in workers' demographic characteristics and shifts in the workers' distribution across fields of...
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This paper estimates the consequences of mismatches between workers' attainment of vocational education and requirement of this type of qualification in their occupations in Brazil. Two types of vocational education are investigated here: vocational training and secondary vocational education,...
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This study aims to analyze the evolution and characteristics of overeducation in Brazil between 2012 and 2023 using data from the Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios Contínua (PNADC). Overeducated workers are those who perform jobs that require less than their level of education,...
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The aim of this study is to investigate three relevant dimensions of Brazilian inequality in the labor market, gender …
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The objective of this study is to analyze the patterns of Brazilian household consumption based on the gender and race … that in food expenses, black households spend more than white, regardless of the gender of the household head. In health … than men. Income, education, age, and children are important factors that may explain differences in these results. …
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-grade lag for Brazilian primary schools between 1998 and 2005. We use more than one estimation method, but the results we …
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