Does relative age affect fame? Ask Wikipedia. Issue 3 (4th May 2021)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- Does relative age affect fame? Ask Wikipedia. Issue 3 (4th May 2021)
- Main Title:
- Does relative age affect fame? Ask Wikipedia
- Authors:
- Peña, Pablo A.
Stephens-Davidowitz, Seth - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: We analyze whether age relative to school classmates affects the likelihood of becoming famous. We measure such likelihood as the ratio of Wikipedia entries to births, by state and date of birth, among people born in 1969–1988 in the US. Using a reduced-form Regression Discontinuity Design, we find evidence that men born after the Kindergarten cutoff date (i.e., relatively older) are roughly between 5 and 10 percent more likely to become famous, by Wikipedia standards, in comparison to those born before the cutoff (i.e., relatively younger). We don't find evidence of a similar effect for women.
- Is Part Of:
- Education economics. Volume 29:Issue 3(2021)
- Journal:
- Education economics
- Issue:
- Volume 29:Issue 3(2021)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 29, Issue 3 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 29
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0029-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- 298
- Page End:
- 311
- Publication Date:
- 2021-05-04
- Subjects:
- relative age -- school-starting age -- Wikipedia -- fame
I21 -- J11
Education -- Economic aspects -- Periodicals
338.4737 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/CEDE20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/09645292.2021.1880548 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0964-5292
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