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This paper analyses the evolution of tertiary education in Brazil from 2000 to 2012, with particular focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Administrative data are used to build indicators on the demand for courses, number of places, enrolments and graduates,...
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This study investigates the pattern of overeducation among Brazilian graduates between 1980 and 2010. Making use of information from the last four population censuses, estimates show that changes in workers’ demographic characteristics and shifts in the workers’ distribution across fields of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012520223
The objective of this article is to describe and analyze some of the main characteristics related to the functioning and organizational structures of two governmental research institutions, the CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) and the Korea Development Institute (KDI),...
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Institutional characteristics of each country acquire increasingly importance in the economic literature of the determinants of growth, investment and risk perception, especially in emerging economies. The objective of this work is to quantitatively assess the impact of institutional quality...
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In Brazil, research groups are cataloged by the CNPq in the "Directory of Research Groups" (DGP). Although this database is widely used in academic studies, to date there has been no analysis of black representation in the leadership of these groups. This pioneering study aims to understand...
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In Brazil, research groups are cataloged by the CNPq in the "Directory of Research Groups" (DGP). Although this database is widely used in academic studies, to date there has been no analysis of black representation in the leadership of these groups. This pioneering study aims to understand...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015361274
Portuguese Abstract: Este estudo analisa como um mecanismo mais flexível e com menor incerteza informacional para ingresso no ensino superior repercute no processo de alocação das vagas. A hipótese a ser testada, é que sem a exigência de um custo mínimo pela decisão e mais informações...
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This document intends to contribute to the broader debate about the evaluation and quantification of South-South Cooperation, as advanced in numerous international instruments, such as the Buenos Aires Plan of Action Plus 40 (BAPA+40). The analysis revolves around four South-South Cooperation...
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This article investigates the factors associated with income inequalities among a cohort of graduates from Brazilian courses in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in 2011, over a period of seven years after graduation. It analyses how the social origins of these individuals...
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This paper seeks to analyze labor earnings differences between workers with bachelor's degree and those with secondary education taking into account the heterogeneity across fields of study in the former group. Labor earnings differentials are decomposed to quantify the contribution of three...
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