The younger, the better? Age-related differences in academic performance at university |
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Authors: | Michele Pellizzari Francesco C Billari |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Economics, Bocconi University, via Roentgen 1, 20136 Milan, Italy;(2) IGIER, Milan, Italy;(3) IZA, Bonn, Germany;(4) “Carlo F. Dondena” Centre for Research on Social Dynamics, Milan, Italy;(5) Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti, Milan, Italy;(6) Department of Policy Analysis and Public Management, Bocconi University, via Roentgen 1, 20136 Milan, Italy |
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Abstract: | In this paper, we investigate differences in academic performance among students of different ages within the same cohorts
using a unique database of students at Bocconi University. Our data allow to control for potential selection effects as well
as for differences in cognitive ability, as measured by an attitudinal entry test. Contrary to most of the existing evidence
for younger pupils, we document that at the undergraduate level, youngest students perform better compared with their oldest
peers. This finding is only partly explained by differences in cognitive ability and rather seems to be associated with differences
in social activities. |
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