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Title: The Benefits of Delayed Primary School Enrollment: Discontinuity Estimates Using Exact Birth Dates
Language: English
Authors: McEwan, Patrick J., Shapiro, Joseph S.
Source: Journal of Human Resources. Win 2008 43(1):1-29.
Availability: University of Wisconsin Press. 1930 Monroe Street, Madison, WI 53711-2059. Tel: 608-263-0668; Fax: 608-263-1173; e-mail: journals@uwpress.wisc.edu; Web site: http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 29
Publication Date: 2008
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, School Readiness, Enrollment, Birth, Age, Statistical Analysis, Foreign Countries, Grade Repetition, Educational Policy, Males, Gender Differences
Geographic Terms: Chile
ISSN: 0022-166X
Abstract: The paper estimates the effect of delayed school enrollment on student outcomes, using administrative data on Chilean students that include exact birth dates. Regression-discontinuity estimates, based on enrollment cutoffs, show that a one-year delay decreases the probability of repeating first grade by two percentage points, and increases fourth and eighth grade test scores by more than 0.3 standard deviations, with larger effects for boys. The paper concludes with implications for enrollment age policy. (Contains 4 figures, 6 tables and 27 footnotes.)
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Number of References: 41
Entry Date: 2008
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