The relative-age effect and career success: Evidence from corporate CEOs

Qianqian Du; Huasheng Gao; Maurice D. Levi

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2012.08.017

The relative-age effect and career success: Evidence from corporate CEOs

Qianqian Du, Huasheng Gao, Maurice D. Levi

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Abstract

This paper finds that the number of CEOs born in June and July is disproportionately small relative to the number of CEOs born in other months. Our evidence is consistent with the "relative-age effect" due to school admissions grouping together children with age differences up to one year, with children born in June and July disadvantaged throughout life by being younger than their classmates born in other months. Our results suggest that the relative-age effect has a long-lasting influence on career success.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	660-662
Number of pages	3
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	117
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2012.08.017
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Career success
CEO birth-date
Relative-age

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Finance
Economics and Econometrics

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