The long‐term effects of early track choice
We investigate the effects of attending a more advanced track in middle school on long‐term
education and labour market outcomes for Germany, a country with a rigorous early‐age …
education and labour market outcomes for Germany, a country with a rigorous early‐age …
First in the class? Age and the education production function
We estimate the effects of relative age in kindergarten using data from an experiment where
children of the same age were randomly assigned to different kindergarten classmates. We …
children of the same age were randomly assigned to different kindergarten classmates. We …
The drivers of month-of-birth differences in children's cognitive and non-cognitive skills
Previous research has found that children who are born later in the academic year have
lower educational attainment, on average, than children who are born earlier in the year …
lower educational attainment, on average, than children who are born earlier in the year …
The long-run effects of teacher collective bargaining
We analyze how exposure to teacher collective bargaining affects long-run outcomes for
students, exploiting the timing of state duty-to-bargain law passage in a cross-cohort …
students, exploiting the timing of state duty-to-bargain law passage in a cross-cohort …
What a difference a (birth) month makes: The relative age effect and fund manager performance
Many US states have a single cutoff date for school entry, meaning that some children are
older than others when they begin kindergarten. We show that this variation in birth months …
older than others when they begin kindergarten. We show that this variation in birth months …
School entry, educational attainment, and quarter of birth: A cautionary tale of a local average treatment effect
Studies of the effects of school entry age on short-run and long-run outcomes generally fail
to capture the parameter of policy interest and/or are inconsistent because the instrument …
to capture the parameter of policy interest and/or are inconsistent because the instrument …
DoSkills Beget Skills'? Evidence on the effect of kindergarten entrance age on the evolution of cognitive and non-cognitive skill gaps in childhood
We use exogenous variation in the skills that children have at the beginning of kindergarten
to measure the extent to which “skills beget skills” in this context. Children who are relatively …
to measure the extent to which “skills beget skills” in this context. Children who are relatively …
Grade retention and school entry age in Spain: a structural problem
Grade retention has been the focus of the education debate in Spain for decades. On
average, more than 30% of students have repeated at least one grade before they finish (or …
average, more than 30% of students have repeated at least one grade before they finish (or …
The effect of increasing education efficiency on university enrollment: Evidence from administrative data and an unusual schooling reform in Germany
J Marcus, V Zambre - Journal of Human Resources, 2019 - jhr.uwpress.org
We examine the consequences of compressing secondary schooling for university
enrollment. An unusual education reform in Germany reduced the length of academic high …
enrollment. An unusual education reform in Germany reduced the length of academic high …
Confidence and capital raising
We investigate whether the confidence of management teams, defined as the certainty about
handling what one desires to do, affects the capacity of firms to raise external capital …
handling what one desires to do, affects the capacity of firms to raise external capital …