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Direct linkDatar, Ashlesha – Economics of Education Review, 2006
The rising trend in the minimum entrance age for kindergarten in the US has been motivated by findings from cross-sectional studies that older entrants have more favorable school outcomes compared to younger entrants. However, these studies fail to account for endogeneity in entrance age resulting from parental choice, leading to biased estimates…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Kindergarten, Scores, School Entrance Age
