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 …

intergenerational mobility. Furthermore, holding parental education constant, Italian second generation immigrants show no less …

. Descriptive statistics show a continuous spread of education that has accelerated in the second half of the twentieth century. We …

Is improved school accessibility an effective policy tool for reducing child labor in developing countries? We address … school. Consistent with a simple model of child labor supply, but contrary to what appears to be a widespread perception, our … analysis shows that school proximity leads to a rise in school attendance but no fall in child labor. …