, and the difference across municipalities in the composition of the schools according to these cutoffs. Children living in …

This study examines the impact of children's age within grade on school victimization in elementary school … children's month of birth. The empirical analysis uses the PIRLS data for 17 countries where such school entry age rules are … approach. The study demonstrates that children are causally and significantly harmed by being the youngest within grade. Sub …

This study provides a policy evaluation of laws allowing early school enrollment of children, i.e., enrollment before … employment. While the school starting age is usually determined by children's date of birth and legal cutoffs, some German states …