Seminar by Ainhoa Aparicio Fenoll

Sala Seminari – I° piano, Palazzo Levi Cases, Via del Santo 33, ore 12.30

05.04.2018

Seminar by Ainhoa Aparicio Fenoll, from Collegio Carlo Alberto, Torino

Title: Parental Love Is Not Blind

Abstract: Parents make many important decisions regarding their children’s education, including school starting age. Which children are sent to school early? How are they affected by this decision? To answer these questions, we exploit a feature of the Italian education system: children can start elementary school one year early only if they are born between January and April. We use data on standardized tests taken by all students in Italy. We find that there is positive selection: students who start early have higher ability. Moreover, for those children the penalty associated to early start is smaller.