The previous literature has shown that children who enter school at a more advanced age outperform their younger … classmates on competency tests taken between kindergarten and Grade 10. This study analyzes whether these effects of school … of the long-term causal effects exploits state and year variation in school entry regulations. The results show that …

achievement-based admissions requirements (i.e. binding track recommendations) in Germany's between-school tracking system. The …

The objective of this paper is to explore the interplay between schooling and demographics in Brazil. We would like to … distribution of educational endowments of the total labor force. This answer depends on two factors. The first is the demographic … distribution of schooling within each cohort - its average educational level and the inequality within each cohort. These two …

on the conceptual framework of an education production function, we cover evidence on child, parent, and school inputs …If school closures and social-distancing experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic impeded children’s skill development …, they may leave a lasting legacy in human capital. To understand the pandemic’s effects on school children, this paper …

argue that low-achieving students may be particularly affected by the lack of educator support during school closures. We … collect detailed time-use information on students before and during the school closures in a survey of 1,099 parents in …