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Cerutti, Paula; Crivellaro, Elena; Reyes, Germán; Sousa, Liliana D. – World Bank, 2018
How do labor income shocks affect household investment in upper secondary and tertiary schooling? Using longitudinal data from 2005-15 for Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, this paper explores the effect of a negative household income shock on the enrollment status of youth ages 15 to 25. The findings suggest that negative income shocks significantly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Income, Dropouts, Economic Factors
Sampaio, Gustavo Ramos – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation encompasses three chapters that study the Brazilian higher educational system and determines the barriers to acquiring higher education in the country. Below are the individual abstracts for each chapter. Chapter 1: "Rural and urban schools' performance in Brazil and its impact on access to higher education". Recent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Access to Education, Barriers