the 'Knowledge or Learning Economy'. Along with the traditional economic factors that have been considered in the … environment and the characteristics of some information and knowledge intensive firms, supported by the Regional Center for …

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 …