Este estudo analisa os determinantes do grau de escolaridade de criancas de 14 anos nas regioes urbanas de Sao Paulo e do Nordeste brasileiro, fazendo uso de dados de 1982. A media de escolaridade encontrada foi de 4,75 anos em Sao Paulo e de 3,25 anos no Nordeste, ambas bem distantes dos sete...

The youth population bulge is often mentioned in discussions of youth unemployment and unrest in developing countries. But the youth share of the population has fallen rapidly in recent decades in most countries, and is projected to continue to fall. Evidence on the link between youth bulges and...

Human capital models imply that both the distribution of education and returns to education affect earnings inequality. Decomposition of these 'quantity' and 'price' components have been important in understanding changes in earnings inequality in developed and developing countries. This paper...