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    • Gender Specific Relative Age Effects in Politics and Football 

      Tukiainen, Janne; Takalo, Tuomas; Hulkkonen, Topi
      VATT Working Papers : 94 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 05.09.2017)
      The existence of a relative age effect (RAE) is well documented, i.e., those born early in the calendar year perform better at school and sports. We exploit a change in a selection period in youth football and regression ...
    • The timing of puberty and gender differences in educational achievement 

      Koerselman, Kristian; Pekkarinen, Tuomas
      VATT Working Papers : 97 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 11.10.2017)
      In this paper, we study the effect of the timing of puberty on educational achievement and examine to what extent the gender differences in the timing of puberty can explain gender differences in achievement. We use British ...