Early entry, age-at-test, and schooling attainment: evidence from Italian primary schools

Patrizia Ordine () and Giuseppe Rose
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Patrizia Ordine: University of Calabria

Economia Politica: Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, 2019, vol. 36, issue 3, No 5, 784 pages

Abstract: Abstract The effect of early school entry on pupils’ educational outcomes is investigated using data covering the entire population of Italian primary school students and exploiting exogenous thresholds imposed by legislation regulating school entry. Evaluation tests are set at different dates for different cohorts so that the effects of age-at-test and age-at-school-entry on pupils’ performance can be disentangled. Results highlight that despite a negative and significant effect of age-at-test, the negative effect of early enrollment on scores is still present and it lasts for the entire primary education path.

Keywords: Age at school entry; Age at test; Early school entry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H52 I20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s40888-018-0113-7

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