RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Effects of School Starting Age on the Family
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 1117-9174R1
DO 10.3368/jhr.55.4.1117-9174R1
A1 Landersø, Rasmus Kløve
A1 Nielsen, Helena Skyt
A1 Simonsen, Marianne
YR 2019
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2019/08/19/jhr.55.4.1117-9174R1.abstract
AB This paper investigates intra-family spillovers from the focal child’s timing of school start. We first show how school starting age affects the timing of subsequent educational transitions. Exploiting quasi-random variation in school starting age induced by date of birth, we then document effects on parental outcomes. At child age seven, for example, being one year older at school start increases maternal employment with four percentage points; at child age 15, it increases the likelihood that parents still cohabit with eight percentage points. Our results also indicate that later school start for the focal child improves older siblings’ academic performance.