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Botelho, Fernando Balbino – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The first chapter studies the effects of a teacher performance bonus program implemented in Brazil in 2008. The program covered all schools directly managed by the State of Sao Paulo government, and was based on a standardized test run by the state education authority. I use high-school exit exams organized by the federal government (ENEM) to…
Descriptors: Wages, Merit Pay, Females, Standardized Tests
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Lam, David; Duryea, Suzanne – Journal of Human Resources, 1999
Brazilian data demonstrate strong negative effects of women's schooling on fertility; no increase in women's labor supply despite rising wages; and strong effects of parental schooling on children's schooling and survival. Effects of early schooling on fertility work primarily through increased investments in child quality. (SK)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Children, Educational Attainment, Females