The long-term economic impact of children's age at primary school entry on educational attainment and labor market outcomes is one of the primary concerns to families, educators, and policymakers. Using a nationally representative survey of families and individuals, this paper is the first to...

Review of Chinese outward direct investment -- Overseas direct investment by Chinese enterprises : a survey (2005-2016) / Chen Meng, Zhihua Lyu and Chunyang Jiang -- From "world factory" to international capacity cooperation : China's evolving role in the global value chain / Xuedong Ding --...

The state of Illinois finally ended its two-year budget impasse in July 2017 but continues to face a structural fiscal imbalance. We use comprehensive data supplied by the Illinois Comptroller to construct a time series showing Illinois state revenue and expenditures on a consistent basis since...

The state of Illinois finally ended its two-year budget impasse in July 2017 but continues to face a structural fiscal imbalance. We use comprehensive data supplied by the Illinois Comptroller to construct a time series showing Illinois state revenue and expenditures on a consistent basis since...

In the state of Illinois, fiscal conditions are so bad that solutions require a "grand plan" with multiple revenue increases, multiple spending cuts, and multiple years of adjustment. The problem is that a credible plan requires a mechanism for holding to the plan other interests and elected...

Major policy initiatives and high award rates have led to questions about the value of short-term postsecondary credentials. We examine the labor market returns to very short certificates, including those that require only a few credits to complete, using data from a state that has among the...