Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/272522 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15895
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We estimate month-of-birth effects on cognitive and noncognitive skills, as well as factors relevant to skill formation. Our estimates indicate that younger students in a given grade cohort have lower cognitive and noncognitive skills. To shed light on the underlying mechanisms, we also examine children's time use and interpersonal relationships. We find evidence of compensatory investment in cognitive skills by younger children, however, they are also more likely to have poor-quality relationships with their classmates and teachers, which may harm the long-term development of noncognitive skills. Our findings on skill formation have implications for efficiency and equity.
Subjects: 
cognitive skill
relative age effect
noncognitive skill
JEL: 
I20
I24
J24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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