where we are defining period 2 as composed of T i subperiods from the timing of school leaving until the time we observe occupational status.
They differed on major issues — including property tax increases and the timing of school construction — and on minor matters, such as how long to allow the public comment period to run at monthly council meetings, and whether to admonish city employees from the dais.
We only use the data to examine the distribution of school starting ages and factors associated with the timing of school entry.
The Compulsory Education Law regulates the timing of school entry by setting a legal minimum age at which children can begin school and an enrollment cutoff date.
The timing of school entry, as measured by the actual age at which a child started school, is a key variable in our analysis.
Our alternative explanation emphasizing flexibility of the timing of school entry for birth months after the cutoff date remains to be validated with more data.
As our study shows, high-status parents are more likely to break the age rule and manipulate the timing of school entry for their children.
The timing of school entry is only a minor factor among various factors that contribute to large social inequalities for educational outcomes in China.
Researchers have concluded that social influences - hours worked, timing of school, leisure habits - play a far bigger role than the natural cycle of light and dark.
