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Rising Human Capital but Constant Inequality: The Education Composition Effect in Brazil

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  • Menezes-Filho, Naercio Aquino
  • Fernandes, Reynaldo
  • Picchetti, Paulo

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Este artigo examina o impacto da composição educacional da força de trabalho e dos retornos à educação sobre a dispersão dos salários dos homens no Brasil nos últimos 20 anos. Ele aplica uma regressão quantílica sobre um polinômio de idade, tendência e interações usando dados das PNADs entre 1977 e 1997. Os resultados indicam que o aumento da escolaridade da população brasileira ainda não provocou uma queda da desigualdade porque as mudanças na composição educacional contribuiram para um aumento da desigualdade. As simulações indicam que o efeito de composição vai contribuir para uma queda substancial da desigualdade no futuro próximo.

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  • Menezes-Filho, Naercio Aquino & Fernandes, Reynaldo & Picchetti, Paulo, 2006. "Rising Human Capital but Constant Inequality: The Education Composition Effect in Brazil," Revista Brasileira de Economia - RBE, EPGE Brazilian School of Economics and Finance - FGV EPGE (Brazil), vol. 60(4), February.
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