American Economic Journal:
Economic Policy
ISSN 1945-7731 (Print) | ISSN 1945-774X (Online)
Early School Exposure, Test Scores, and Noncognitive Outcomes
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
vol. 11,
no. 2, May 2019
(pp. 35–63)
(Complimentary)
Abstract
We estimate the effects of receiving additional schooling before age five on cognitive and noncognitive outcomes, exploiting unique school entry rules in England that cause variation in the age at school entry and the effective length of the first school year, and combining survey data with administrative school records up to six years after exposure. We find significant effects on both cognitive and noncognitive outcomes at ages five and seven, particularly so for boys with a disadvantaged parental background. At age 11, effects on cognitive outcomes have disappeared, while there is still evidence for effects on noncognitive outcomes.Citation
Cornelissen, Thomas, and Christian Dustmann. 2019. "Early School Exposure, Test Scores, and Noncognitive Outcomes." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 11 (2): 35–63. DOI: 10.1257/pol.20170641Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- I21 Analysis of Education
- J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth