Landersø, Rasmus; Nielsen, Helena Skyt; Simonsen, Marianne - 2015
This paper uses register-based data to investigate the effects of school starting age on crime. Through this, we … the calendar year they turn seven, which gives rise to a discontinuity in school starting age for children born around New … school starting age lowers the propensity to commit crime at young ages. We also find effects on the number of crimes …