TY - RPRT AU - Bauer, Philipp C. AU - Riphahn, Regina T. TI - Age at School Entry and Intergenerational Educational Mobility PY - 2009/Jan/ PB - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) CY - Bonn T2 - IZA Discussion Paper IS - 3977 UR - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp3977 AB - We use Swiss data to test whether intergenerational educational mobility is affected by the age at which children first enter (primary) school. Early age at school entry significantly affects mobility and reduces the relative advantage of children of better educated parents. KW - educational mobility KW - intergenerational transmission of education KW - age at entry ER -