We examine the extent to which education is a main determinant of affluence in Brazil. We focus on workers in the top 1% of the labor earnings distribution. We use university courses data from the Sample Questionnaire of the 2010 Census. Our main conclusion is that while education may be...

We examine the extent to which education is a main determinant of affluence in Brazil. We focus on workers in the top 1% of the labor earnings distribution. We use university courses data from the Sample Questionnaire of the 2010 Census. Our main conclusion is that while education may be...

A duális szerkezetű (iskolai elméleti és vállalati gyakorlati) tanoncképzés nyugat- európai rendszeréről született empirikus elemzések sora megmutatta, hogy az "kisimítja" a tanulók iskolából a munkaerőpiacra való átmenetét. E tanulmány szerzője a kelet-európai szakiskolai...

We analyze the economic returns to different postsecondary degrees in Chile. We posit a schooling decision model with unobserved ability, observed test scores and labor market outcomes. We benefit from administrative records to carry out our empirical strategy. Our results show positive average...