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Is early learning really more productive? The effect of school starting age on school and labor market performance Author info | Abstract | Publisher info | Download info | Related research | Statistics Fredriksson, Peter () (IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation)
Öckert, Björn () (IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation)
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In Sweden, children typically start compulsary school the year they turn seven. Individuals born just before or just after the new year, have about the same date of birth but start school att different ages. We exploit this source of exogenous variation, to identify the effects of age at school entry on school and labor market outcomes. Using data for the entire Swedish population born 1935-84, we find that children who start school at an older age do better in school and go on to have more education than their younger peers. The longrun earnings effects are positive but small. However, since starting school later entails the opportunity cost of entering the labor market later, the net earnings effect over the entire life-cycle is negative. Exploiting within-school variation in peer age composition, we find that the school starting age effect primarily is due to absolute maturity rather than to the relative age in the class.
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Keywords: School starting age ; school performance ; labor market outcomes ; regression-discontinuity design ; Other versions of this item:
Find related papers by JEL classification: I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
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