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Inequalities of Opportunities in Basic Education: Were they Affected by Latin America’s Economic Boom?

In: Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación 10

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  • Fábio Waltenberg

    (Universidade Federal Fluminense)

  • Luis Fernando Gamboa Niño

    (Universidad del Rosario Bogotá)

  • Natalia Krüger

    (Universidad Nacional del Sur)

Abstract

In the context of economic growth and recovering socio-economic conditions, many Latin American countries have implemented deep educational reforms since the beginning of the century. This paper aims to analyse whether these changes have promoted equality of educational opportunities in the region. Both the access and knowledge and skills dimensions are evaluated for six important countries, deepening the analysis for Argentina, Brazil and Colombia, in order to better understand the trends observed. Results point to reasonable progress in access, but reflect an unsatisfactory evolution of the level and distribution of knowledge and skills –as reflected by PISA test scores–.

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  • Fábio Waltenberg & Luis Fernando Gamboa Niño & Natalia Krüger, 2015. "Inequalities of Opportunities in Basic Education: Were they Affected by Latin America’s Economic Boom?," Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación volume 10, in: Marta Rahona López & Jennifer Graves (ed.), Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación 10, edition 1, volume 10, chapter 3, pages 75-94, Asociación de Economía de la Educación.
  • Handle: RePEc:aec:ieed10:10-03
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    Keywords

    education; equality of opportunities; Latin America; PISA;
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    JEL classification:

    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
    • O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • C78 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory

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