Arbeitspapier
Kindergarten enrollment and the intergenerational transmission of education
We use Swiss data to test whether intergenerational educational mobility is affected by the age at which children enroll in kindergarten. Taking advantage of heterogeneity across cantons we find that early kindergarten enrollment significantly increases educational mobility.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 4466
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Analysis of Education
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Distribution: General
- Subject
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Kindergarten
pre-school enrollment
educational mobility
intergenerational transmission of education
Kinderbetreuung
Bildungsverhalten
Bildungsniveau
Generationenbeziehungen
Schweiz
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Bauer, Philipp C.
Riphahn, Regina T.
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2009
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:46 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Bauer, Philipp C.
- Riphahn, Regina T.
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2009
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