Essays in the eonomics of education in Brazil

This thesis is composed by three independent essays in economics of education, which aim to assess the impact of different public policies in Brazil. The first chapter studies the effects of a government scholarship program for low-income college students, the Prouni. Propensity score matching b...

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Main Author: Andrea Gruenwald Lepine
Other Authors: Ricardo de Abreu Madeira
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016
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Online Access:http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12138/tde-10022017-121034/