Should we sort it out later? The effect of tracking age on long-run outcomes.

Autor/inn/en	Borghans, Lex; Diris, Ron; Smits, Wendy; de Vries, Jannes
Titel	Should we sort it out later? The effect of tracking age on long-run outcomes. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Sollten wir später aussortieren? Der Einfluss des Alters beim Schulübergang auf langfristige Ergebnisse.
Quelle	In: Economics of education review, 75 (2020) April, Art. 101973Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2020.101973
Schlagwörter	Lebensalter; Schulübergang; Grundschule; Sekundarbereich; Weiterführende Schule; Schullaufbahnentscheidung; Bildungsabschluss; Schulleistung; Berufserfolg; Auswirkung; Niederlande
Abstract	"This study estimates the long-run effect of the school tracking age on educational attainment and labour market outcomes. We exploit within-country variation in tracking ages for students in the highest two tracks in the Netherlands, using the supply of early tracking schools at the municipal level as an instrument for early tracking (tracking at age 12-13 vs. age 14). Combining several data sources, we find that early tracking leads to a decrease in higher education completion, and that it lowers earnings for both low-ability and medium-ability students in the sample. Estimates for high-ability students are positive but imprecisely estimated. The negative effects appear largely driven by higher misallocation of students to tracks when they are sorted early. Robustness analyses strongly suggest that the results are not driven by sorting between municipalities." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2020 Elsevier).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2020/4