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27. Ramadan, Fasting and Educational Outcomes

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Oosterbeek, Hessel and van der Klaauw, Bas

Abstract

Using a difference-in-differences framework, we estimate the impact of Ramadan on educational outcomes of Muslim students living in a non-Muslim country. For identification we exploit that the number of Ramadan weeks during the course that we study, varies from year to year, ranging from zero to four. Our main finding is that Ramadan observance has a negative impact on performance; one additional Ramadan week lowers the final grade of Muslim students by almost 10% of a standard deviation. (Contains 1 figure and 8 tables.)

Published
2013
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34. ERRATUM

Author

da Silva, António Dias and van der Klaauw, Bas

Published
2012

50. Long-Term Effects of School-Starting-Age Rules

Author

Oosterbeek, Hessel, ter Meulen, Simon, and van der Klaauw, Bas

Subjects
I26, early tracking, relative cohort age, education, I24, ddc:330, I21, school starting age
Abstract

To study the long-term effects of school-starting-age rules in a setting with early ability tracking, we exploit the birth month threshold used in the Netherlands. We find that students born just after the threshold perform better at the end of primary school than students born just before it. This translates into increased placement in high ability tracks in secondary education. This difference diminishes gradually during subsequent stages, and we find no effect on the highest attained educational level. Those born just before the threshold enter the labor market somewhat younger and therefore have more labor market experience and higher earnings at any given age until 40. We conclude that early ability tracking does not harm long-term outcomes of children who were, for exogenous reasons, placed in a lower track.

Published
2020

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