Identifying racial discrimination by the performance differential of High School students

ABSTRACT Brazil is characterized by high inequality where initial conditions have a decisive impact on the trajectory of individuals. In this context, black people are doubly disadvantaged by their lower income levels and low expectations for development of their potential. This article used the method of Oaxaca-Blinder (1973) to decompose the performance difference between white and black students in SAEB 2017, identifying the part that can not be attributed to its characteristics. The results showed that this component represents about 43% of this difference, and that there is less response from black students to improvements in educational conditions.