Age at School Entry and Intergenerational Educational Mobility

We use Swiss data to test whether intergenerational educational mobility is affected by the age at which children first enter (primary) school. Early age at school entry significantly affects mobility and reduces the relative advantage of children of better educated parents.

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Year of publication:	2009-01
Authors:	Bauer, Philipp C. ; Riphahn, Regina T.
Institutions:	Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	educational mobility \| intergenerational transmission of education \| age at entry

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IZA Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	published in: Economics Letters, 2009, 103 (2), 87-90 Number 3977 2009 pages
Classification:	I2 - Education ; I21 - Analysis of Education ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; D30 - Distribution. General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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