TOO YOUNG TO LEAVE THE NEST? THE EFFECTS OF SCHOOL STARTING AGE

被引：232

作者：

Black, Sandra E. ^{[1
,2
]}

Devereux, Paul J. ^{[3
,4
]}

Salvanes, Kjell G. ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, IZA, Dept Econ, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA

[2] NBER, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[3] Univ Coll Dublin, Sch Econ, CEPR, Dublin, Ireland

[4] Univ Coll Dublin, Geary Inst, CEPR, Dublin, Ireland

[5] Norwegian Sch Econ, Dept Econ, Ctr Econ Educ, Bergen, Norway

来源：

REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS | 2011年 / 93卷 / 02期

关键词：

KINDERGARTEN ENTRANCE; BIRTH-ORDER; ENTRY;

D O I：

10.1162/REST_a_00081

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Using Norwegian data, we examine effects of school starting age (SSA). Unlike much recent literature, we can separate SSA from test age effects using scores from IQ tests taken outside school at about age 18. We find a small, negative effect of starting school older but much larger positive effects of age at test. Also, starting older leads to lower earnings until about age 30. We find little impact of SSA on educational attainment, but boys who start older are less likely to have poor mental health at age 18. Additionally, starting school older has a negative effect on the probability of teenage pregnancy.

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页码：455 / 467

页数：13

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