The Effect of Age at School Entry on Educational and Labor Market Outcomes in Brazil

A Regression Discontinuity Analysis

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ID4360552
AuthorsRenato Herdeiro, Renato Menezes Casagrande Herdeiro (Universidade de São Paulo), Alison Pablo Oliveira (Universidade de São Paulo), Naercio A Menezes Filho (0000-0003-1241-6188, Universidade de São Paulo), Naercio Menezes-Filho
Year2025
Volume73
Issue2
Pages909-940
Publication date2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEconomic Development and Cultural Change (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0079 • E-ISSN: 1539-2988
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1086/730190
OpenAlexW4392200777
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited27

We examine the effects of a delayed school entrance on years of schooling, college admission, and early labor market outcomes. Regression discontinuity design estimates reveal that students born immediately after the school entry cutoff date progress faster through the school years but attain the same average years of schooling at the end of the school cycle as those born just before the cutoff. Late school entrance increases the likelihood of college enrollment, does not impact formal sector employment, and decreases formal sector wages soon after school exit, but this effect disappears over time. The effects on school progression are larger for children who attended preschool, suggesting interactions between maturity and quality of early care as likely explanations for the faster learning among late entrants

Demographic economics · Discontinuity (linguistics) · Economics · Labour economics · Regression analysis · Regression discontinuity design · Statistics · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Mathematics · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · School Choice and Performance

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