eprintid: 18328 rev_number: 40 eprint_status: archive userid: 600 dir: disk0/00/01/83/28 datestamp: 2009-11-10 15:06:54 lastmod: 2015-07-23 09:38:05 status_changed: 2009-11-10 15:06:54 type: report metadata_visibility: show item_issues_count: 0 creators_name: Crawford, C. creators_name: Dearden, L. creators_name: Meghir, C. creators_id: CLCRA86 creators_id: CHDME77 title: When you are born matters: the impact of date of birth on child cognitive outcomes in England ispublished: pub subjects: 12000 divisions: F24 note: The Executive Summary is provided in addition to the full report abstract: The impact of date of birth on cognitive test scores is well documented across many countries, with the youngest children in each academic year performing more poorly, on average, than the older members of their cohort. However, relatively little is known about the driving forces behind these differences, at least in England; nor does there appear to have been a robust discussion regarding what, if anything, should be done in light of these disparities. We address both of these issues in this report. date: 2007-10 publisher: Institute for Fiscal Studies official_url: http://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/4073 vfaculties: VSHS oa_status: green language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green isbn_13: 9781903274514 lyricists_name: Crawford, C lyricists_id: CLCRA86 full_text_status: public series: IFS External Reports place_of_pub: London, UK citation: Crawford, C.; Dearden, L.; Meghir, C.; (2007) When you are born matters: the impact of date of birth on child cognitive outcomes in England. (IFS External Reports ). Institute for Fiscal Studies: London, UK. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/18328/1/18328.pdf document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/18328/2/18328%28a%29.pdf