Mergele, Lukas; Raith, Johanna; Zierow, Larissa - In: Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 100 (2020) 12, pp. 932-936
data on school children in Germany, we show tha t performance differences by socioeconomic background are already present … before children start formal schooling. These gaps then persist throughout children’s school careers. We find differences in … childhood to minimise performance gaps at school entry age. …