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DP9117 | Young immigrant children and their educational attainment
Author(s)
Jan C. van Ours
Asako Ohinata
Publication Date
02/09/2012
JEL Code(s)
I21, J15
Keyword(s)
Educational Attainment, Immigrant children
Programme Area(s)
Labour Economics
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Abstract
We analyze the determinants of reading literacy, mathematical skills and science skills of young immigrant children in the Netherlands. We find that these are affected by age at immigration and whether or not one of the parents is native Dutch.