Evasão escolar e atividade econômica: uma análise espacial da cidade de Salvador

Abstract

The objective of this study is to show how unemployment rate variations affect school dropout rates inSalvador depending on the location of individuals. The evasion rates are directly influenced by the effects of spatial and social mismatch experiencend by the resident population in different areas of the city. The hypothesis adopted is that schools undergo a process of more severe mismatch present evasion rates more susceptible to fluctuations in the market. The data used refer to the productivity rates of schools calculated by INEP, as well as their respective locations. Unemployment data and socioeconomic characterisitics were formulated on the basis of PED microdata for the priod 2007 to 2014. The volatility measures of unemployment present relevant effects on the short-term decision-making of individuals about school dropout.