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
Authors:	Bauer, Philipp C. ; Riphahn, Regina T.
Publisher:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	Schule \| Altersgruppe \| Bildungschancen \| Generationenbeziehungen \| Schweiz \| Age at entry \| intergenerational transmission of education \| educational mobility

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Series:	IZA Discussion Papers ; 3977
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	592889696 [GVK] hdl:10419/35317 [Handle]
Classification:	I2 - Education ; I21 - Analysis of Education ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; D30 - Distribution. General
Source:	EconStor

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