We explore the extent to which starting primary school earlier by up to one year can help shield children from the … the children who start school later. In contrast, for the children who commence school earlier, we do not find any … Australian Children, we employ a Regression Discontinuity Design based on birthday eligibility cut-offs. We find that Australian …

predicted to induce increased school enrollment for children whose families wish to optimally invest in their children’s future …. However, low incomes and the obligation to meet immediate needs may forestall such investment. Studies suggest that school … under-enroll their children. …