Working Paper
Age at School Entry and Intergenerational Educational Mobility
Philipp C. Bauer, Regina T. Riphahn
CESifo, Munich, 2009
CESifo Working Paper No. 2541
CESifo, Munich, 2009
CESifo Working Paper No. 2541
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.
CESifo Category
Public Choice
Public Choice
Keywords: age at entry, intergenerational transmission of education, educational mobility
JEL Classification: D300,I200,I210,J240