This paper investigates how the remuneration of education has evolved during 1982-98, the period of reform. This strand of literature documents an increased convexity of the earnings function; that is, the returns of one additional year of schooling rises with the years of completed schooling. The educational attainment of Brazil's labor force has…

Studies on education in other countries have long been a responsibility of the Office of Education. This present study is another contribution in the series. It is based on background information acquired by the author during 4 visits totaling 3 years of residence in Brazil, with a 1957 visit to obtain current first-hand data. The purpose of the…