Are Teachers Overpaid? Some Evidence from Brazil.

Psacharopoulos, George

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Publication Date: 1987

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Are Teachers Overpaid? Some Evidence from Brazil.

Psacharopoulos, George

Teaching and Teacher Education, v3 n4 p315-18 1987

Data from the 1980 Brazilian Census is used to investigate the issue of whether teachers are overpaid. Human capital and other worker characteristics were standardized and compared. Results are presented, and cautions regarding using teacher salary cuts to balance budgets are offered. (MT)

Descriptors: Budgeting, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Teacher Salaries

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Brazil

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