The paper uses data from the most recent Brazilian Census to investigate how the returns to investment in education have changed during a period of rapid education expansion, and how alternative labor market theories fare when put to the test. The results show that the returns to investment in education can be virtually the same following educational expansion, and that any compression of earnings differentials by level of education is mainly absorbed...
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1987/06/30
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Document de travail (série numérotée)
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EDT90
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2010/07/01
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Earnings and education in Brazil : evidence from the 1980 census
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return to education