Fear of Crime, Violence and School Performance: an analysis of the probability of school failure in Brazil

Authors

  • Wander Plassa Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo.
  • Marina Silva da Cunha Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22409/reuff.v21i1.35032

Abstract

This paper aims to understand in detail school failure among elementary and high school students in Brazil by adding variables related to the fear of crime and violence to those traditionally used. To this end, we use data from a Brazilian National Domicile Sample Survey, in 2009, and apply an econometric probit model to obtain the probability of school failure. We confirm that mothers’ education is an important determinant of an individual’s school failure. Furthermore, factors such as being male, black, and a child in an unstructured family are more closely associated with school failure. The results also indicate that being a victim of crime, such as robbery and physical assault, significantly and positively affects school failure probabilities. Fear of crime, however, was positively significant at the neighborhood level only for the insecurity reported by girls aged 10–14.

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Author Biographies

Wander Plassa, Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo.

Doutorando na Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo.

Marina Silva da Cunha, Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

Professora Titular no Departamento de Economia da Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

Published

2019-09-12

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