The evolution of the school-entry age effect in a school tracking system

In Germany, students are streamed at age ten into an academic or non-academic 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 st...

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Volume:	45
Main Author:	Mühlenweg, Andrea M Puhani, Patrick A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Elementary Secondary Education Elementary Education Secondary Education Academic
Place of publication:	MADISON University of Wisconsin Press 2010 UNIV WISCONSIN PRESS
published in:	The Journal of human resources Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 407 - 438
Data of publication:	2010
ISSN:	0022-166X 1548-8004 1548-8004
EISSN:	1548-8004
Discipline:	Economics Business
Subjects:	Bildungschance Allgemein bildende Schule Altersgruppe Deutschland Hessen Kind Secondary school students High school students Secondary schools Standard error Instrumental variables estimation Coefficients Control variables Human resources Point estimators Universities School age (Entrance age) Mühlenweg, Andrea M Education, Elementary Track system (Education) Age and intelligence Germany Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Industrial Relations & Labor Secondary Schools Labor Market Correlation School Readiness Postsecondary Education Age Differences Academic Ability Ability Grouping Foreign Countries Greece Gender Differences Turkey Enrollment Italy Student Placement Career Development Wages Track System (Education) Student guidance services Economic aspects Research Schools Admission Methods Greece Italy Turkey Germany REGRESSION CHOICE RETURN WEAK INSTRUMENTS INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES ABILITY MATURITY IDENTIFICATION MOMENTS
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