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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 407-438 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Journal | Journal of human resources |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2010 |
Abstract
In Germany, students are streamed at age ten into an academic or nonacademic track. We demonstrate that the randomly allocated disadvantage of being born just before as opposed to just after the cutoff date for school entry leads to substantially different schooling experiences. Relatively young students are initially only two-thirds as likely to be assigned to the academic track. The possibility to defer tracking to age 12 does not attenuate school-entry age's effect on track attendance. Some mitigation of the effect occurs only at the second time when educational institutions facilitate track modification when students are about age 16.
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- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Strategy and Management
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Management of Technology and Innovation
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In: Journal of human resources, Vol. 45, No. 2, 01.03.2010, p. 407-438.
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