Late Start with Extra Schooling: The Effect of School Entry-Age Increase and the Introduction of Preparatory Year*

Jha, Nikhil

Late Start with Extra Schooling: The Effect of School Entry-Age Increase and the Introduction of Preparatory Year*

Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series from Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne

Abstract: This paper analyzes the combined effect of school entry-age increase and the introduction of preparatory year (pre-school) on educational achievement using a difference-in-difference specification. Achievement is assessed using the score on national standardized tests across a range of subjects. The analysis uses the change in state policy across two states in Australia to estimate the effect. Policies were enacted in different years and affect different cohorts. I find positive effects for several subjects across different grades. Results are robust to falsification tests. However, cohorts starting school during the policy implementation period seem to have been adversely affected.

Keywords: Educational achievement; human capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I28 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34pp
Date: 2014-04
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