Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - In: The Review of Economics and Statistics 93 (2011) 2, pp. 455-467
Using Norwegian data, we examine effects of school starting age (SSA). Unlike much recent literature, we can separate SSA from test age effects using scores from IQ tests taken outside school at about age 18. We find a small, negative effect of starting school older but much larger positive...