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Investing in Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Does it Yield Large Economic Returns in Brazil?

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dc.contributor.authorAnazawa, Leandro
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Rita
dc.contributor.authorMenezes Filho, Naercio
dc.contributor.authorVasconcellos, Ligia
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-07T21:18:12Z
dc.date.available2015-05-07T21:18:12Z
dc.date.issued2015-04
dc.description.abstractTechnical education and training has been dramatically expanding in Brazil recently. However, there remains no evidence on the cost effectiveness of this alternative track to a more general education. This paper quantifies the wage returns of completing technical and vocational education and training compared with the returns of completing the general education track, for individuals with similar observable characteristics. Exploring data from the Brazilian National Household Sample Survey, the paper profiles the students taking up this track and quantifies the impact of different types of technical and vocational education and training courses on individuals’ hourly wages. After controlling for selection on observables with propensity score matching, the analysis shows positive and statistically significant wage premiums for students completing technical school at the upper secondary level (on average 9.7 percent ) and for those completing short-term training courses (2.2 percent on average). The paper also documents significant heterogeneity of impacts depending on the courses and the profile of students. For realistic unitary costs of providing technical and vocational education and training, the evidence suggests technical education is a cost-effective modality. The courses offered by the publically financed and privately managed “Sistema S,” together with courses in the manufacturing area have the highest positive impacts.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24411547/investing-technical-vocational-education-training-yield-large-economic-returns-brazil
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7246
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21861
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7246
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectSKILLS
dc.subjectSTUDENT CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectTEACHING TECHNIQUES
dc.subjectPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL COURSES
dc.subjectSTUDY
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectITS
dc.subjectTRAINING COURSES
dc.subjectSTUDIES
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectCOMPLETION
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectVALUES
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSTATE SCHOOLS
dc.subjectGENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectWORK STATUS
dc.subjectTUITION
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectHIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectGROUPS
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectFORMS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectSCHOOL GRADUATES
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATION
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subjectGENERAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectAGE OF ENTRANCE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL COLLEGES
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectEDUCATION COURSES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL POLICY
dc.subjectCOURSES
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL TRAINING
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectMATHEMATICS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectSTATISTICS
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectRATES OF RETURN
dc.subjectTESTS
dc.subjectTYPES OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOL
dc.subjectSTUDENTS
dc.subjectSECONDARY LEVEL
dc.subjectWORKING HOURS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectRETRAINING
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectGRADUATES
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectJOB TRAINING
dc.subjectAVERAGE EDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subjectCONTINUING EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSCHOOL
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.titleInvesting in Technical and Vocational Education and Trainingen
dc.title.subtitleDoes it Yield Large Economic Returns in Brazil?en
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleInvesting in Technical & Vocational Education and Training: Does it Yield Large Economic Returns in Brazil?
okr.date.disclosure2015-04-22
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:09:07.754936Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24411547/investing-technical-vocational-education-training-yield-large-economic-returns-brazil
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.guid465981468181787054
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7246
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum24411547
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okr.region.countryBrazil
okr.topicAccess Equity in Basic Education
okr.topicEducation::Effective Schools and Teachers
okr.topicGender::Gender and Education
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.topicEducation::Knowledge for Development
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Vocational & Technical Education
okr.unitEducation Global Practice Group
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