Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/311940 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 17501
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper examines the understudied effect of relative age on mental health in adulthood. Our empirical analysis utilizes nationwide Finnish register-based data on mental health, encompassing a spectrum of conditions from severe to less severe mental health problems. To identity causal effects, we employ a regression discontinuity design centered around the January 1 cutoff. We find that being born at the start of the year leads to better mental health outcomes. Notably, these effects, primarily influenced by relative school starting age, are driven by women in their late twenties.
Subjects: 
relative age
mental health
education
school starting age
children
JEL: 
I10
I14
I31
J13
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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