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 …

Publicly provided education is both an important public expenditure and a relevant in-kind transfer, often to the … poorest households. This paper compares three methods to value education services and their distributive impact. The methods … are: i) The first method is cost of provision, according to which education is worth what it costs the state to provide it …

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 …

Publicly provided education is both an important public expenditure and a relevant in-kind transfer, often to the … poorest households. This paper compares three methods to value education services and their distributive impact. The methods … are: i) The first method is cost of provision, according to which education is worth what it costs the state to provide it …

This study aims to analyze the evolution of access to higher education in the cohort 18-24 years, which is considered … the most adequate for this level of education. Initially, we question the use of this age group as a reference to measure … the degree of access to this level of education in Brazil. Then, we analyze some factors that establish close relationship …

. Therefore, it is possible to reduce at least part of regional inequalities by means of educational policies if education in the …

This article estimates the market value of public education by comparing standardized test scores of students in public … and private schools. The idea is to assign to the education of each public school student a market value equivalent to the …-school, primary, and secondary education are all highly progressive government transfers. Furthermore, since their market value is …