Submitted by Caroline Xavier (caroline.xavier@pucrs.br) on 2017-06-05T16:57:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 TES_LAURA_DESIREE_SILVA_VERNIER_COMPLETO.pdf: 2445342 bytes, checksum: bebe6ed008f3e0aae8f497c94b6f2ddd (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-05T16:57:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 TES_LAURA_DESIREE_SILVA_VERNIER_COMPLETO.pdf: 2445342 bytes, checksum: bebe6ed008f3e0aae8f497c94b6f2ddd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-22 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES / This doctoral dissertation presents three essays in Economics of Education that use data from Brazilian municipalities between the years 2000 and 2013. In the first, the objective is to analyze the distribution of education, classified in quantity and quality. The methodology was based on the Growth Incidence Curve (GIC), in which educational data were inserted. Educational growth was identified in the period, and the main results showed that the growth of quantity and quality of education presents different types of distribution. While the quantity exhibits a pro-poor behavior; the quantity is "anti-poor". It was also observed that the income factor becomes less determinant in the educational growth rates, the higher the school performance of the municipalities. The second essay analyzes the relation of the educational quality of a municipality with the educational quality of the neighboring municipalities. The results identify a strong dependence, suggesting that spatial structure influences school performance. So that the performance of a municipality is positively associated with the school performance of the neighboring municipalities. It was also observed the effect of higher education in the municipality itself, and that this effect is associated with its quality and not with the fact of its existence. Other measures related to teacher training also have a strong association with school outcomes. Considering the relevance of education and the results obtained in the second test, the third essay considers the heterogeneity of the regions within the spatial approach. The results indicate that socioeconomic status, such as parental schooling and student color, is strongly associated with school performance. The teacher effect was also verified, that is, the better the concept of universities and the higher the proportion of teachers with post-graduation, the better the school result of the municipality. Spatial heterogeneity and autocorrelation were important in the education of Brazilian municipalities. / Esta tese apresenta tr?s ensaios em Economia da Educa??o que utilizam dados municipais do Brasil entre os anos de 2000 e 2013. No primeiro ensaio, o objetivo ? analisar a distribui??o da educa??o, classificada em quantidade e qualidade. A metodologia foi baseada na Curva de Incid?ncia do Crescimento (GIC), na qual foram inseridos dados educacionais. Identificou-se no per?odo um crescimento educacional, e os principais resultados mostraram que o crescimento da quantidade e da qualidade educacional apresentam diferentes tipos de distribui??o. Enquanto a quantidade apresenta um comportamento pr?-pobre; a quantidade mostra-se ?anti-pobre?. Observou-se ainda que o fator renda torna-se menos determinante nas taxas de crescimento educacionais conforme maior o desempenho escolar dos munic?pios. O segundo ensaio tem por objetivo verificar a exist?ncia de efeitos espaciais na educa??o brasileira, e, para isso, analisa a rela??o da qualidade educacional de um munic?pio com a qualidade educacional dos munic?pios vizinhos. Os resultados identificam forte depend?ncia, sugerindo que a estrutura espacial tem influ?ncia no desempenho escolar, e que, dessa forma, o desempenho de um munic?pio est? positivamente associado ao desempenho dos munic?pios vizinhos. Observou-se tamb?m o efeito do ensino superior no pr?prio munic?pio, e que este efeito est? associado ? sua qualidade e n?o somente ? sua exist?ncia. Demais medidas referentes ? forma??o dos professores tamb?m apresentam forte associa??o com o resultado escolar. Diante da relev?ncia da educa??o e dos resultados obtidos no segundo ensaio, o terceiro ensaio considera a heterogeneidade das regi?es dentro da abordagem espacial. Os resultados indicam que o status socioecon?mico, como escolaridade dos pais e a cor do aluno, est? fortemente associado ao desempenho escolar. O efeito-professor tamb?m foi identificado, sugerindo que quanto melhor o conceito das universidades e maior a propor??o de professores com p?s-gradua??o, melhor o resultado do munic?pio. A heterogeneidade e autocorrela??o espacial mostraram-se importantes na educa??o dos munic?pios brasileiros.