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Direct linkPeña, Pablo A. – Education Economics, 2019
Using public information from birth certificates and prison records from Florida, we adopt a reduced-form approach to estimate the effect of relative age on the probability of incarceration in adulthood (until age 30-40). We use a Regression Discontinuity Design around the cutoff date for Kindergarten enrollment (Sept. 1). We find strong evidence…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Young Adults
