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 …

Determining the optimal age at which a child should enter school is a controversial topic in education policy. In …, established age of school entry at 6 years remains appropriate. Policies of encouraging early school entry or increased … consideration of a particular child's competency for school (Schulfähigkeit) have been suggested. Using a dataset capturing children …

Using Israeli data, we establish that the interaction between school entrance age (SEA) policy and youth employment … laws increases high school dropout rates among students who start school older - particularly males. This is because these … school. Among males, a higher SEA also reduces participation in and scores on a college entry exam, as well as college …

This study provides a policy evaluation of laws allowing early school enrollment of children, i.e., enrollment before … the official school starting age. It investigates the effects of early enrollment on educational attainment, wages and … employment. While the school starting age is usually determined by children’s date of birth and legal cutoffs, some German states …

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

, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and USA. Results indicate that for almost all countries immigrants …

statistical discrimination is the cause, then better measures of ability are needed. Using Switzerland as a case study, we provide …

, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and USA. Results indicate that for almost all countries immigrants …

, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and USA. Results indicate that for almost all countries immigrants …