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Life-cycle Effects of Age at School Start

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ID9705596
AuthorsPeter Fredriksson (0000-0003-0555-0514, Stockholm University, Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market Education Policy (IFAU), IZA and; Uppsala Centre for Labour Studies (UCLS)), Björn Öckert (0000-0003-4982-357X, IFAU, Uppsala University and UCLS)
Year2014
Volume124
Issue579
Pages977-1004
Publication date2014-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Economic Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/ecoj.12047
OpenAlexW2083873760
LanguageEN
Citations received47
References cited19

In Sweden, children typically start school the year they turn seven. We combine this school entry cut‐off with individuals' birthdates to estimate effects of school starting age (SSA) on educational attainment and long‐run labour market outcomes. We find that school entry age raises educational attainment and show that postponing tracking until age 16 reduces the effect of SSA on educational attainment. On average, SSA only affects the allocation of labour supply over the life‐cycle and leaves prime‐age earnings unaffected. But for individuals with low‐educated parents, we find that prime‐age earnings increase in response to age at school start

Demographic economics · Earnings · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Labour economics · Tracking (education · Early Childhood Education and Development · Education Systems and Policy · Finance · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Psychology

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Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
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