Does the early bird catch the worm?

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Authors

  • Patrick A. Puhani
  • Andrea M. Weber

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  • University of St. Gallen (HSG)
  • Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
  • Technische Universität Darmstadt
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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)359-386
Number of pages28
JournalEmpirical economics
Volume32
Issue number2-3
Early online date26 Aug 2006
Publication statusPublished - May 2007

Abstract

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 6 years 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.

Keywords

    Education, Identification, Immigration, Policy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Sustainable Development Goals

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Does the early bird catch the worm? / Puhani, Patrick A.; Weber, Andrea M.
In: Empirical economics, Vol. 32, No. 2-3, 05.2007, p. 359-386.

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Puhani, PA & Weber, AM 2007, 'Does the early bird catch the worm?', Empirical economics, vol. 32, no. 2-3, pp. 359-386. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-006-0089-y
Puhani PA, Weber AM. Does the early bird catch the worm? Empirical economics. 2007 May;32(2-3):359-386. Epub 2006 Aug 26. doi: 10.1007/s00181-006-0089-y
Puhani, Patrick A. ; Weber, Andrea M. / Does the early bird catch the worm?. In: Empirical economics. 2007 ; Vol. 32, No. 2-3. pp. 359-386.
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