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La date de naissance influence-t-elle les trajectoires scolaires et professionnelles ?. Une évaluation sur données françaises

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  • Julien Grenet

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This paper performs a precise quantification of date of birth effects throughout individuals? schooling and working life using high-quality French data. Our results indicate that although the test score gap between December and January-born pupils tends to narrow as they grow older, it remains significant until the end of secondary education. In the French context, we show that the combination of extensive use of grade retention and early school tracking is particularly harmful for the youngest pupils in their cohort and explains why date of birth effects persist into adulthood. Classification JEL : I21, I28, J13, J24

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  • Julien Grenet, 2010. "La date de naissance influence-t-elle les trajectoires scolaires et professionnelles ?. Une évaluation sur données françaises," Revue économique, Presses de Sciences-Po, vol. 61(3), pages 589-598.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:recosp:reco_613_0589
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    2. Stefania Marcassa, 2014. "Unemployment Duration of Spouses: Evidence From France," LABOUR, CEIS, vol. 28(4), pages 399-429, December.
    3. repec:hal:spmain:info:hdl:2441/6vfmfoopnt95qblsf6jj9f6ics is not listed on IDEAS
    4. Asma Benhenda, 2018. "What is the cost of grade retention?," DoQSS Working Papers 18-07, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London.
    5. Pauline Givord, 2021. "How age at school entry affects future educational and socioemotional outcomes: Evidence from PISA," Working Papers hal-03386582, HAL.
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    7. Samia FERHAT, 2022. "The impact of university openings on labor market outcomes," THEMA Working Papers 2022-18, THEMA (THéorie Economique, Modélisation et Applications), Université de Cergy-Pontoise.
    8. Pauline GIVORD, 2020. "How age at entry at school affects future educational and socio-emotional outcomes: evidence from PISA," Working Papers 2020-27, Center for Research in Economics and Statistics.
    9. Bastien Drut & Richard Duhautois, 2014. "L'effet d'âge relatif. Une expérience naturelle sur des footballeurs," Revue économique, Presses de Sciences-Po, vol. 65(3), pages 657-668.

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    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • 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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