schools. Instituted in 2008, the “Broadband at School” federal program in Brazil aimed to bring broadband to all urban public … examine the effect of “Broadband at School” program on students' academic performance. Using the system generalized method … of this policy, that school participation is endogenous. Precision is improved by controlling for an extensive student …

This article investigates the effect increasing secondary education opportunities has on teenage fertility in Brazil … between 1997 and 2009, the analysis shows an important role of secondary school availability on underage fertility. An … increase of one school per 100 females reduces a cohort's teenage birthrate by between 0.250 and 0.563 births per 100, or a …

This paper studies the educational efficiency as determined only by the variables directly controlled by the school … data from public schools in the basic education level from the Northeast Region of Brazil. The results have showed that the …

-pupil spending during school years of the treated cohort. Second, we argue that causal effects of school spending can be identified … by utilizing exiting cohort size to instrument for school spending. In implementing this strategy, school spending is …