School Starting Age and The Crime‐Age Profile

• DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12325
• Publication Date: 2015-08-28T07:21:11Z
• Authors: Rasmus Landersø; Helena Skyt Nielsen; Marianne Simonsen
• Keywords: school start; ddc:330; K42; property crime; Criminal charges; Violence; jel:I21; 16. Peace & justice; jel:K42; Property crime; criminal charges, school start, old-for-grade, violence, property crime; Old-for-grade; violence; old-for-grade; criminal charges; School start; I21

This article uses register-based data to investigate the effects of school starting age on crime. Through this, we provide insights into determinants crime-age profiles. We exploit that Danish children typically start first grade in calendar year they turn seven, which gives rise a discontinuity for born around new year. Our analysis speaks against simple invariant profile as is popular criminology: find higher lowers propensity commit crime at young ages. also number crimes committed boys.