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The fertility effects of school entry decisions
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Abstract School entry regulations lead to differences in the age when children start school. While previous literature estimated the effects of age at school entry for compliers with school entry regulations, we look at non-compliers, namely those who enter school one year before the official entry date. Bas... view more
School entry regulations lead to differences in the age when children start school. While previous literature estimated the effects of age at school entry for compliers with school entry regulations, we look at non-compliers, namely those who enter school one year before the official entry date. Based on an instrumental variable approach, the results show that early enrolment increases the number of children by 0.1 (which is significant at the 10%-level), whereas we find no significant impact on rates of childlessness.... view less
Keywords
microcensus; school enrollment; fertility; old age; motherhood; childlessness
Classification
Population Studies, Sociology of Population
Free Keywords
school starting age; early school enrolment; Mikrozensus 2008; Mikrozensus 2012; Mikrozensus 2016
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 1145-1149
Journal
Applied Economics Letters, 30 (2023) 8
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2022.2039361
ISSN
1350-4851
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed