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Peer reviewedGriffin, Peter; Edwards, Alejandra Cox – Economics of Education Review, 1993
Presents new estimates of the rates of return to Brazilian education in 1989. Modifies customary Mincerian methodology to capture the wage effects of changes in the labor force's educational structure. Results suggest that workers with less than university education compete with each other (are substitutes), whereas more highly educated workers…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDabos, Marcelo, Psacharopoulos, George – Economics of Education Review, 1991
Uses 1980 Brazilian census data to analyze sources of earnings variations, emphasizing the role of education, labor segmentation, geographic location, and sector of economic activity. Results indicate a sizable rate of return to investment in education across labor market segments, especially among rural and self-employed workers. Internal…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Location, Males
Workforce Economics Trends, 2001
Technology provides a new and effective tool for accelerating economic growth, and developing countries are embracing technology and education as the means toward attaining economic parity with the United States and other developed nations. Evidence suggests that this strategy is paying off. Developing countries are building a technology…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy, Developing Nations
