Will Sooner Be Better? The Impact of Early Preschool Enrollment on Cognitive and Noncognitive Achievement of Children

Fougère, Denis, Olivier Filatriau and Maxime Tã´
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Denis Fougere and Maxime TO

No 9480, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: In this paper we measure the effect of entering preelementary school at age 2 rather than 3 in France. Our identification strategy relies on ratios between the number of young children and the capacity of preelementary schools observed at the very local level. This information allows us to solve the endogeneity issue due to the potential correlation between unobserved determinants of early enrollment decision and children achievement. We measure this effect on schooling achievement in primary and lower secondary schools. We show that early enrollment in preelementary school improves cognitive and noncognitive skills at age six, and both literacy and numeracy from the third to the ninth grades.

Keywords: Schooling decision; Preschool; Human capital; Cognitive and noncognitive skills (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-05
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