Education expansion and decline in cohort quality in Brazil: 1995–2013 |
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| Authors: | Yang Wang |
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| Institution: | 1. International Academy of Business and Economics, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, Tianjin, China;2. The Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
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| Abstract: | This letter explores whether the expansion of tertiary education in Brazil has caused any significant decline in the average quality of the recent cohorts with higher share of tertiary education. Using Brazil National Household Survey 1995–2013 data, we find evidence shows that the recent cohorts earn a relatively smaller tertiary premium after controlling everything else that also affect the tertiary premium, which indicates the decline in average quality of the recent college graduates. |
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| Keywords: | Education expansion average cohort quality tertiary premium Brazil |
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