Does relative age at the onset of compulsory education affects the speed and quality of one's transition from school to work?

Autor/inn/en	Fumarco, Luca; Vandromme, Alessandro; Halewyck, Levi; Moens, Eline; Baert, Stijn
Institution	Tulane University / Department of Economics
Titel	Does relative age at the onset of compulsory education affects the speed and quality of one's transition from school to work? Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Beeinflusst das relative Alter bei Beginn der Schulpflicht das Tempo und die Qualität des Übergangs von der Schule ins Berufsleben?
Quelle	New Orleans (2021), 36 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	Tulane University Economics working paper. 2112
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Lebensalter; Schulpflicht; Schulklasse; Schüler; Schulerfolg; Altersstruktur; Vollzeitarbeit; Arbeitsplatz; Beschäftigung; Unbefristeter Arbeitsvertrag; Altersgrenze; Angemessenheit; Auswirkung; Einflussfaktor; Qualität; Schulabgänger; Belgien; Flandern
Abstract	"We are the first to estimate the impact of relative age (i.e., the difference in classmates' ages) on both speed and quality of individuals' transition from education to the labour market. Moreover, we are the first to explore whether and how this impact passes through characteristics of students' educational career. We use rich data pertaining to schooling and to labour market outcomes one year after graduation to conduct instrumental variables analyses. We find that a one-year increase in relative age decreases the likelihood of having a school delay at sixteen and attending vocational high-school, while it increases the likelihood of having a student job. Furthermore, we find that a one-year increase in relative age increases the likelihood of (i) being employed by 3.5 percentage points, (ii) having a permanent contract by 5.1 percentage points, and (iii) having full-time employment by 6.5 percentage points. We find no effect on the likelihood of obtaining a job that matches one's educational level. Finally, we find that only 8 percent to 14 percent of relative age effects on the likelihood of being employed and on full-time employment pass through educational attainments. Moreover, the mediator role of having a student job is as important as that of standard educational outcomes. The impact of relative age on student's job and, in turn, its impact on the labour market was previously neglected." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2022/2