Are teachers overpaid? Some evidence from Brazil (English)

This paper uses data from the 1980 Brazilian census to investigate the issue on whether teachers are overpaid. Earnings standardization for human capital and other worker characterisitcs shows that primary school teachers in Brazil are not overpaid relative to those in other occupations, whereas the evidence for secondary school teachers is mixed. The overall lesson is caution regarding hasty recommendations that teachers' salaries should be cut in...

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Psacharopoulos,George;
Document Date
1987/06/30
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
EDT95
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Brazil,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Are teachers overpaid? Some evidence from Brazil
Keywords
primary school teacher

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Psacharopoulos,George.

Are teachers overpaid? Some evidence from Brazil (English). Education and training series discussion paper ; no. EDT 95 Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/130171468742156902

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