We examine the extent to which education is a main determinant of affluence in Brazil. We focus on workers in the top 1 … main conclusion is that while education may be important to explain total inequality, there is no evidence that mass … education is a major factor explaining the differences between the rich and the rest of the population. Not even elite education …

Publicly provided education is both an important public expenditure and a relevant in-kind transfer, often to the … poorest households. This paper compares three methods to value education services and their distributive impact. The methods … are: i) The first method is cost of provision, according to which education is worth what it costs the state to provide it …

The aim of this study is to investigate three relevant dimensions of Brazilian inequality in the labor market, gender …

The objective of this study is to analyze the patterns of Brazilian household consumption based on the gender and race … categories: housing, transportation, food, health, education, and other expenses. The analysis was done with the 2017 … that in food expenses, black households spend more than white, regardless of the gender of the household head. In health …

. Therefore, it is possible to reduce at least part of regional inequalities by means of educational policies if education in the …

This study aims to analyze the evolution of access to higher education in the cohort 18-24 years, which is considered … the most adequate for this level of education. Initially, we question the use of this age group as a reference to measure … the degree of access to this level of education in Brazil. Then, we analyze some factors that establish close relationship …