Arbeitspapier
The Effect of Preschool Attendance on Secondary School Track Choice in Germany - Evidence from Siblings
We study the effect of preschool attendance on secondary school track choice in Germany which is a crucial outcome that largely predicts educational pathways of children. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, multivariate models show a significant positive association between years of preschool attendance and a childs probability of attending the highest school track, that is, German Gymnasium. Including family fixed effects in a sibling model, our estimates become considerablysmaller and are no longer significant, indicating an upward bias in multivariate models. Accounting for several sibling-specific covariates, such as measures of innate abilityand social skills, does not change this result. The low intensity of Germanys centerbased preschool system might be a reason for the zero effects.
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Englisch
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Series: ifo Working Paper ; No. 106
Education and Research Institutions: General
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
sibling models
GSOEP
Frühkindliche Bildung
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Schulauswahl
Bildungsverhalten
Schätzung
Deutschland
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- Letzte Aktualisierung
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20.09.2024, 08:22 MESZ
Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Schlotter, Martin
- ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich
Entstanden
- 2011