The effect of age at school entry on college admission and earnings: a regression-discontinuity approach

Abstract This paper provides evidence of the effect of age at school entry on college admission and earnings. It does so by exploiting a number of features in the application process to one of the major flagship universities in Brazil. By comparing applicants with different ages at school entry depe...

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Main Authors: Rafael Matta, Rafael P. Ribas, Breno Sampaio, Gustavo R. Sampaio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-07-01
Series:IZA Journal of Labor Economics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40172-016-0049-5