Age at School Entry and Intergenerational Educational Mobility

Philipp Bauer () and Regina Riphahn

No 2541, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo

Abstract: We use Swiss data to test whether intergenerational educational mobility is affected by the age at which children first enter (primary) school. Early age at school entry significantly affects mobility and reduces the relative advantage of children of better educated parents.

Keywords: age at entry; intergenerational transmission of education; educational mobility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D30 I20 I21 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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