Inequality of Outcomes and Inequality of Opportunities in Brazil

Inequality of Outcomes and Inequality of Opportunities in Brazil

The authors depart from John Roemer's theory of equality of opportunities. They seek to determine what part of observed outcome inequality may be attributed to differences in observed "circumstances," including family background, and...

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Main Authors: Bourguignon, François, Ferreira, Francisco H.G., Menéndez, Marta
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ACHIEVEMENT
ACHIEVEMENTS
BENCHMARK
CALL
DATA SET
DATA SETS
DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECT
EARNINGS INEQUALITY
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
EDUCATIONAL QUALITY
EMPIRICAL MODEL
EMPIRICAL WORK
EMPLOYMENT
EQUAL DISTRIBUTION
EQUATIONS
EXOGENOUS VARIABLES
FUNCTIONAL FORM
GINI COEFFICIENT
GIRLS
HIGH INEQUALITY
HOMEWORK
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INCOME DATA
INCOME INEQUALITY
INDIVIDUAL LEARNING
INEQUALITY MEASURES
INTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITY
LABOR MARKET
LET
MEASUREMENT ERROR
MIGRATION
MOBILITY
NEGATIVE COEFFICIENT
NEGATIVE EFFECT
OPPORTUNITY SETS
PAPERS
PARENTS
PER CAPITA INCOMES
POLICY RESEARCH
POSITIVE EFFECT
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PROGRAMS
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
REDISTRIBUTION POLICIES
REDUCING INEQUALITY
REGIONAL DIFFERENCES
REGIONAL DUMMIES
REGRESSION RESULTS
RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
RESIDUAL TERM
SAM
SCHOOLING
SELECTION BIAS
SIGNIFICANT EFFECT
SOCIAL MOBILITY
TEST SCORES
WAGES
WEALTH
WELFARE LEVELS
WORKERS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY; OUTCOMES OF EDUCATION; FAMILY BACKGROUND; HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS; INCOME INEQUALITY; EQUALITY; EQUAL ACCESS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/2859439/inequality-outcomes-inequality-opportunities-brazil
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17681

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