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 …

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 …

Life conditions for teachers working in basic education are better than those of the average Brazilian working … throughout the country. When teachers' average salaries equal the average of the population with tertiary education, it would …

Life conditions for teachers working in basic education are better than those of the average Brazilian working … throughout the country. When teachers' average salaries equal the average of the population with tertiary education, it would …

taking into account the education level and hours worked per individual. The results show that, until the 2000s, increased … terms - mainly due to a fall in the returns to education. The growth accounting analysis shows that the signifi cant … increase in education and human capital was not accompanied by an expansion of productivity, which was practically stagnant …

taking into account the education level and hours worked per individual. The results show that, until the 2000s, increased … terms - mainly due to a fall in the returns to education. The growth accounting analysis shows that the signifi cant … increase in education and human capital was not accompanied by an expansion of productivity, which was practically stagnant …