The Wellbeing Effect of Education: Uma análise da Relação entre Gastos em Educação e os Resultados Sociais no Brasil

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the relationship between the expenditures made by the Brazilian states with Education during the years from 2001 and 2010 and the social results presented by the units of the Federation according to the 2010 IBGE Census. The research method is quantitative, with application statistics with data in time series, in order to analyze the effects of education spending on social outcomes, and to elaborate a ranking of the quality of public expenditure on education. We segregated the Brazilian states according to the relationship between spending and social results. The results show that Piauí is a positive highlight due to the good placement in social results with few public spending on education. The states of Acre and Rondônia stand out negatively for presenting low social results with high public spending on education. In general terms, this research allowed to analyze, for each of the 27 Brazilian states and over the years, the relationship between public spending on education and the results of social indicators, as well as to elaborate a ranking of efficiency among states. Thus, the results of this research help in the debate about wellbeing efect of education, on the effects of education on social outcomes, for the wellbeing of the population. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]