Abstract

VAZ, Daniela Verzola. FAMILY BACKGROUND, RETURNS TO EDUCATION AND RACIAL INEQUALITY IN BRAZIL. Cad. Pesqui. [online]. 2020, vol.50, n.177, pp.845-864.  Epub Oct 20, 2020. ISSN 1980-5314.  https://doi.org/10.1590/198053146700.

This paper analyzes the effect of family background on earnings from labor and on returns to education in Brazil, comparing results from white and black workers. We estimate earnings equations using cross-sectional data from the 1996 and 2014 National Household Sample Survey (Pnad/IBGE); parents’ education is used as a proxy for family background. Our findings show that having a university degree significantly increases labor earnings, but less so for the blacks. Although the diploma effect and the racial wage gap decreased over the 1996-2014 period, there was no decrease in the influence of family background on individuals’ performance in the job market.

Keywords : EDUCATION; RACE; FAMILY; SOCIAL INEQUALITY.

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