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      Effects of the brazilian university policy of targeting the poor

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          This paper analyzes theoretically the effects on the quality of the labor force of the introduction of the program called ProUni (Programa Universidade para Todos), adopted by the Brazilian government in 2005. This program consists of giving tax exemptions to private universities that provide scholarships to students coming from low income families. The analysis suggests that the quality of the labor force can either increase or decrease depending on two crucial variables: the shape of the university sector's supply curve and the level of preparation to face university studies of the students who are targeted by the program vis-à-vis the non-targeted ones.

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          Este trabalho analisa, teoricamente, os efeitos do Programa Universidade para Todos (ProUni), introduzido pelo governo federal do Brasil no ano de 2005, sobre a qualidade da força de trabalho formada nas universidades privadas. Esse programa concede isenção fiscal para as universidades privadas que, em contrapartida, fornecem bolsas de estudo para alunos provenientes de famílias de baixa renda. A análise sugere que a qualidade da força de trabalho pode aumentar ou diminuir dependendo de duas variáveis-chave: o formato da curva de oferta do setor universitário e o nível de preparação para cursar a universidade dos bolsistas vis-à-vis aos não-bolsistas.

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                Estudos Econômicos (São Paulo)
                Estud. Econ.
                Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade da Universidade de São Paulo (FEA-USP) (São Paulo )
                1980-5357
                September 2007
                : 37
                : 3
                : 663-683
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais Brazil
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                S0101-41612007000300008
                10.1590/S0101-41612007000300008
                3f3b4b34-6a41-481f-bc8b-413965f2e2f8

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                SciELO Brazil

                Self URI (journal page): http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0101-4161&lng=en
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                ECONOMICS

                General economics
                ProUni,universidade privada,ação afirmativa,eficiência,private university,affirmative action,efficiency

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