discrimination against obese and very thin students using PeNSE microdata. Data indicate that students that classify themselves as … rarely or never understand their problems and preoccupations. Econometric model shows that non "normal" students have a … greater chance of suffering FB than "normal" pupils. Male students have greater chance of being frequently discriminated when …

discrimination against obese and very thin students using PeNSE microdata. Data indicate that students that classify themselves as … rarely or never understand their problems and preoccupations. Econometric model shows that non "normal" students have a … greater chance of suffering FB than "normal" pupils. Male students have greater chance of being frequently discriminated when …

lower levels of formal education. Despite this variability, nearly all regions in Brazil showed an advance in schooling …

. Initially, we obtained different dimensions related to the student’s perception concerning himself, his school and his … subjective dimensions of student’s perception were also correlated to performance, such as: the human ambient in school; teacher … characteristics; socioeconomic level; the student’s interest in politics, economy, social themes and environmental issues; reading …

period is specially touched by establishment of objectives, aspirations and desires, in particular regarding education and … Profluxo model, always with a focus in the secondary school. We observed that the proportion of students graduating from … primary school increased sharply in Brazil between 1997 and 2007. Moreover, relatively few students did dropout from secondary …

objectives, aspirations and desires, in particular concerning education and the school. The objective of this working paper is to … Brazil between 1997 and 2007, but that there was a decrease in age-grade distortion and an increase in formal 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 …