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School starting age and academic achievement: Evidence from China's junior high schools

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  • Zhang, Shiying
  • Zhong, Ruoyu
  • Zhang, Junchao

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This paper examines the effect of school starting age on the academic achievement of junior high school students using the newly available data from the China Education Panel Survey. Regression discontinuity design estimation based on an exogenous entrance cutoff date indicates that a one-year delay is associated with a 0.303 decrease in standard deviations of cognitive scores. However, this negative effect is caused by human capital accumulation prior to primary school entry.

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  • Zhang, Shiying & Zhong, Ruoyu & Zhang, Junchao, 2017. "School starting age and academic achievement: Evidence from China's junior high schools," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 343-354.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:chieco:v:44:y:2017:i:c:p:343-354
    DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2017.03.004
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    1. Guo, Chuanyi & Wang, Xuening & Meng, Chen, 2023. "Does the early bird catch the worm? Evidence and interpretation on the long-term impact of school entry age in China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 77(C).
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    3. Huang, Cheng & Zhang, Shiying & Zhao, Qingguo, 2020. "The early bird catches the worm? School entry cutoff and the timing of births," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 143(C).
    4. Rebecca Kamb & Marcus Tamm, 2023. "The fertility effects of school entry decisions," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(8), pages 1145-1149, May.
    5. Chen, Jiaying & Park, Albert, 2021. "School entry age and educational attainment in developing countries: Evidence from China's compulsory education law," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 49(3), pages 715-732.
    6. Lechuga-Rodriguez, Eduardo Luis, 2022. "Clustering of food poverty among Mexican children: A spatial analysis," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 138(C).
    7. Li, Xu & Lou, Xuyan & Zhang, Junsen, 2022. "Does the early bird catch the worm? The effect of school starting age on educational attainment and labor market outcomes: Evidence from Chinese urban twins data," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 50(3), pages 832-848.
    8. Zhang, Lin, 2022. "Age matters for girls: School entry age and female graduate education," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 86(C).
    9. Chen, Qihui, 2020. "Am I Late for School? Peer Effects on Delayed School Entry in Rural Northwestern China," 2020 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, Kansas City, Missouri 304415, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    10. Goncalo Lima & Luis Catela Nunes & Ana Balcao Reis & Maria do Carmo Seabra, 2022. "No country for young kids? The effects of school starting age throughout childhood and beyond," Nova SBE Working Paper Series wp639, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics.

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    Keywords

    School starting age; Regression discontinuity design; Cognitive scores;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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