Abstract

AVENA, Cláudio Pondé. Alocação do tempo para estudo e desempenho no vestibular: evidências a partir da Universidade Federal da Bahia. Est. Aval. Educ. [online]. 2004, vol.15, n.30, pp.131-162. ISSN 0103-6831.

This paper develops a theoretical behavior model of the student who intends to take the university entrance exam, the “Vestibular”, and an empirical model of the educational production function. The basic hypothesis of the article is that there is a self-selection by the student as he/she chooses his/her major field of study. The poorer students, that is, those who have little time to study, tend to choose the less competitive courses as a way to increase their probabilities of entrance. Since it has been observed that the more competitive the course, the higher the lifetime income, it is possible to conclude that the “Vestibular” discriminates against the poor people and thus serves as a mechanism for reinforcing social inequalities in Brazil.

Keywords : “Vestibular”; Study Time Allocation; Educational Production; Educational Opportunities; Income Inequality; Social Class Structure.

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