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Best-Performing Cities

Explore the latest Best-Performing Cities rankings, providing objective insights into US metro areas' economic vitality through 13 key indicators including labor markets and high-tech impact. New this year: community resilience and income inequality metrics.

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The Milken Institute Research Department conducts research in three primary areas: Health Economics, International Finance, Regional Economics.

Community Explorer: Bringing Populations' Diversity into Policy Discussions, One County at a Time

The Community Explorer is an interactive tool that brings the power of big data and machine learning to the equity-related policy discussion.

Aging

Transcending Age-Based Divides: The Case for Scaling Intergenerational Solutions

Transcending Age-Based Divides: The Case for Scaling Intergenerational Solutions

Lauren Dunning, Isabelle Shinsato, Avery Wallace

Guiding the Care Journey: Building Dementia Workforce and System Capacity through Care Navigation

Guiding the Care Journey: Building Dementia Workforce and System Capacity through Care Navigation

Rajiv Ahuja, Mac McDermott, Diane Ty

Advancing Tech-Enabled Health and Home Care

Advancing Tech-Enabled Health and Home Care

Lauren Dunning, Caroline Servat

Roadmap for Investment in Dementia Care

Roadmap for Investment in Dementia Care

Erin Ross, Cara Levy, Diane Ty, Cara Altimus, PhD, Nora Super

Asia

New Models for Financing Translational Medical Research in Singapore: Update

August 30, 2023

New Models for Financing Translational Medical Research in Singapore: Update

Quintus Lim

Unlocking Asian Philanthropy: Insights from Five Families

Unlocking Asian Philanthropy: Insights from Five Families

Melissa Petros

Impact in Motion: A White Paper on Single-Family Offices

Impact in Motion: A White Paper on Single-Family Offices

Ella Tan, Erin Cher

Best Practices of Sovereign Wealth Funds: The Case for The Philippines

January 30, 2023

Best Practices of Sovereign Wealth Funds: The Case for The Philippines

Belinda Chng, Caitlin MacLean, Ella Tan

California

Staying Power: The Effects of Short-Term Rentals on California’s Tourism Economy and Housing Affordability

Staying Power: The Effects of Short-Term Rentals on California’s Tourism Economy and Housing Affordability

Alissa Dubetz, Matt Horton,

Recalibrating Workforce Development Across California

December 28, 2020

Recalibrating Workforce Development Across California

Matt Horton

In a Vulnerable State: Hispanic Essential Workers in California

September 14, 2020

In a Vulnerable State: Hispanic Essential Workers in California

Preparing California for the Future of Work: Creating Equity by Addressing the Access Gap

October 11, 2020

Preparing California for the Future of Work: Creating Equity by Addressing the Access Gap

Matt Horton, Michael Bernick, Jennifer Lovett,

Data Viz

Best-Performing Cities 2024: Focus on Sustainable Growth and Resilience

February 6, 2024

Best-Performing Cities 2024: Focus on Sustainable Growth and Resilience

Maggie Switek, PhD, Lawson Mansell, Brock Smith, PhD

Best-Performing Cities 2023: Thriving in a Changing Economic Landscape

Best-Performing Cities 2023: Thriving in a Changing Economic Landscape

Maggie Switek, PhD, Hyeongyul Roh, PhD, Lawson Mansell, Katherine Sacks, PhD

Best-Performing Cities 2022

Best-Performing Cities 2022

, Alissa Dubetz, , Caroline E. Choi

Best-Performing Cities and Microbusiness Activity: Exploring Policy Implications of Online Economies

October 10, 2022

Best-Performing Cities and Microbusiness Activity: Exploring Policy Implications of Online Economies

, Abraham Song, PhD, Caroline E. Choi

Economics

Mexico's Competitiveness as a Strategic Trade Partner

September 26, 2023

Mexico's Competitiveness as a Strategic Trade Partner

Maggie Switek, PhD, Lawson Mansell, Leilani Jimenez

Strengthening US–Mexico Semiconductor Supply Chains: Opportunities and Challenges in the Nearshoring Agenda

Strengthening US–Mexico Semiconductor Supply Chains: Opportunities and Challenges in the Nearshoring Agenda

David Talbot, PhD

The North America Semiconductor Conference: Summary of Conclusions and Recommended Actions

The North America Semiconductor Conference: Summary of Conclusions and Recommended Actions

David Talbot, PhD

Optimizing Small Business: Technical Assistance with Nudges

Optimizing Small Business: Technical Assistance with Nudges

Abraham Song, PhD, Laura Leets, PhD, Christopher J. Boudreaux, PhD

Rankings

State Technology and Science Index 2022

November 29, 2022

State Technology and Science Index 2022

, Abraham Song, PhD, Caroline E. Choi, Michael Cheng

The Community Explorer: Using County-Level Data on US Diversity Effectively to Inform Policy

October 17, 2022

The Community Explorer: Using County-Level Data on US Diversity Effectively to Inform Policy

Claude Lopez, PhD, Hyeongyul Roh, PhD, Maggie Switek, PhD

Best-Performing Cities 2022

Best-Performing Cities 2022

, Alissa Dubetz, , Caroline E. Choi

Global Opportunity Index 2024: Attracting Foreign Investment

Global Opportunity Index 2024: Attracting Foreign Investment

Maggie Switek, PhD, Joseph Bendix, Leilani Jimenez

Finance

Inclusive Capitalism: Seven Strategies for Specific Action in Asset Management

January 16, 2024

Inclusive Capitalism: Seven Strategies for Specific Action in Asset Management

Blair Smith, Troy Duffie , Melanie Schwartz

New Models for Financing Translational Medical Research in Singapore: Update

August 30, 2023

New Models for Financing Translational Medical Research in Singapore: Update

Quintus Lim

Shifting the Retirement Paradigm: Moving toward Lifetime Financial Security

August 28, 2023

Shifting the Retirement Paradigm: Moving toward Lifetime Financial Security

Cheryl L. Evans, Mairead Treanor

Impact Investing through Public Markets: A Primer for Change

February 21, 2023

Impact Investing through Public Markets: A Primer for Change

Alison Harwood

FinTech

Share the Data: Overcoming Trade-Offs in Tech Regulation

Share the Data: Overcoming Trade-Offs in Tech Regulation

Claude Lopez, PhD, Benjamin Smith

Analysis of the FinTech Policy Landscape

Analysis of the FinTech Policy Landscape

Bipartisan Opportunities to Legislate U.S. FinTech in the 21st Century

October 11, 2020

Bipartisan Opportunities to Legislate U.S. FinTech in the 21st Century

Jackson Mueller

FinTech: Considerations on How to Enable a 21st Century Financial Services Ecosystem

October 11, 2020

FinTech: Considerations on How to Enable a 21st Century Financial Services Ecosystem

Jackson Mueller

Health

Modernizing Care for Obesity as a Chronic Disease: A How-To Guide for Employers

Modernizing Care for Obesity as a Chronic Disease: A How-To Guide for Employers

Sarah Wells Kocsis , Alisha Sud, Anita Totten

Advancing Innovative Treatments for Mental Health Care

Advancing Innovative Treatments for Mental Health Care

Anita Gupta, Christina Dialynas , Madelyn McLaughlin, Jason Richie

Key Trends in Health

December 19, 2023

Key Trends in Health

Data Governance for Early Warning Systems

December 14, 2023

Data Governance for Early Warning Systems

Sung Hee Choe, Spring Gombe, Alisha Sud

Innovative Financing

Innovative Financing and Care Models to Scale Affordable Housing Solutions for Middle-Income Older Adults

January 9, 2024

Innovative Financing and Care Models to Scale Affordable Housing Solutions for Middle-Income Older Adults

Ashley Campany, Lauren Dunning, Ivy Hsu, Avery Wallace

Meeting Business Goals through ESG Data Optimization and Technology in Southeast Asia

Meeting Business Goals through ESG Data Optimization and Technology in Southeast Asia

Ella Tan

Models for Financing Antibiotic Development to Address Antimicrobial Resistance

Models for Financing Antibiotic Development to Address Antimicrobial Resistance

Maressa Brennan, Mark Williams, Ivy Hsu

Ghana’s Daakye Bond Program: An African Securitization Case Study

November 22, 2021

Ghana’s Daakye Bond Program: An African Securitization Case Study

John Schellhase, Haris Mohsin

Philanthropy

Clinical Developments in Follicular Lymphoma

October 17, 2023

Clinical Developments in Follicular Lymphoma

Caitlyn Barrett, PhD

Transformative Computational Biology: A Giving Smarter Guide

Transformative Computational Biology: A Giving Smarter Guide

Ishita Das, PhD, , Cara Altimus, PhD

Philanthropic Mechanisms: A Guidebook for Donors

February 20, 2024

Philanthropic Mechanisms: A Guidebook for Donors

Kara Whelply, Hilary McConnaughey Page