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Does the early bird catch the worm? : Instrumental variable estimates of early educational effects of age of school entry in Germany

Puhani, Patrick ; Weber, Andrea

In: Empirical Economics, 2007, vol. 32, no. 2-3, p. 359-386

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    Titre
    • Does the early bird catch the worm?
      Instrumental variable estimates of early educational effects of age of school entry in Germany
    Auteur
    • Puhani, Patrick. Institut für Arbeitsökonomik, University of Hannover, Königsworther Platz 1, 30167, Hannover, Germany
    • Weber, Andrea. Darmstadt University of Technology, Fachbereich 1, Residenzschloss S313/136, Marktplatz 15, 64283, Darmstadt, Germany
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:309845
    Summary
    We estimate the effect of age of school entry on educational outcomes using two different data sets for Germany, sampling pupils at the end of primary school and in the middle of secondary school. Results are obtained based on instrumental variable estimation exploiting the exogenous variation in month of birth. We find robust and significant positive effects on educational outcomes for pupils who enter school at 7 instead of 6years of age: test scores at the end of primary school increase by about 0.40 standard deviations and the probability to attend the highest secondary schooling track (Gymnasium) increases by about 12% points