RT Journal Article
T1 Determinants of grade retention in France and Spain: Does birth month matter?
A1 Pedraja-Chaparro, Francisco
A1 Santín González, Daniel
A1 Simancas, Rosa
AB In France and Spain, children born in the same calendar year start school together, regardless of maturity differences due to their birth month. This paper analyses the educational impact of birth month on the probability of grade retention controlling by other covariates. Using the PISA 2009 database for both countries, wedo identify a great impact on grade retention since students born in the last months of the year are between 70% and 80% more likely to repeat a grade than children born in the first months of the same year. We conclude that policy interventions are required in those countries to ensure that individuals are not unfairly penalized by their birth month.
PB Elsevier Inc.
SN 0161-8938
YR 2015
FD 2015-06-02
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/23719
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/23719
LA eng
NO Junta de Extremadura/FEDER
DS Docta Complutense
RD 7 abr 2025