Luca Fumarco: 🚨new pub!🚨 link.springer.com/article/10.1... W/ S. Baert, L. Halewyck, E. Moens, A. Vandromme We show that small differences in age at school entry can meaningfully shape early career outcomes. A short overview 👇

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🚨new pub!🚨 link.springer.com/article/10.1... W/ S. Baert, L. Halewyck, E. Moens, A. Vandromme We show that small differences in age at school entry can meaningfully shape early career outcomes. A short overview 👇
Does Month of Birth Affect Speed and Quality of Transition from School to Work? - De Economist

This study estimates the impact of relative age (i.e., the difference in classmates’ ages) on both the speed and quality of individuals’ transition from education to the labour market, and investigate...

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Luca Fumarco lfumarco.bsky.social · Jan 19
Using rich Flemish survey data and a 2SLS strategy, we study whether being older than one’s classmates due to school entry rules affects the transition from school to work.

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Luca Fumarco lfumarco.bsky.social · Jan 19
Being almost one year older within a cohort increases the probability of employment one year after graduation by 3.5 p.p., and raises the likelihood of obtaining a permanent (+5.1 p.p.) or full‑time (+6.5 p.p.) contract.

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Luca Fumarco lfumarco.bsky.social · Jan 19
Mediation analyses indicate that part of this effect operates through educational pathways: older students are less likely to experience delays and more likely to have student jobs. These factors explain some—but not all—of the relative age advantage.

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Does Month of Birth Affect Speed and Quality of Transition from School to Work? - De Economist