university in Brazil, we apply a regression discontinuity design to study the effect of class allocation on academic performance … students, a group of disadvantaged Black and mixed-race students from low-income families and with lower levels of education …

from the formal labour market in Brazil. We document the evolution of participation and earnings for both males and females … education levels. We find that the gender earnings gap increases with the educational level. For instance, at 40 years of age …, women without high school degrees earned on average 28.8 per cent less than men with the same level of education and for the …