Dramatic price increases in Israel’s housing market prior to 2013 had outpaced the rise in average household income, leaving working families with limited options. To help generate possible solutions, the Milken Institute convened representatives from the National Economic Council, the Ministries of Finance, Construction, and Housing, private-sector investors, academics, architects, urban planners, philanthropists, and social entrepreneurs for a Financial Innovations Lab in Jerusalem in October 2013. The lab examined Israel’s housing supply and demand situation, including gaps in the market, regulatory and financial barriers, and outlined potential roles for investors, philanthropy, and government to address these gaps through public-private partnerships for affordable housing. The group discussed best practices in public-private partnerships elsewhere that would help them design models to increase access to financing for affordable housing as well as new policies regarding accelerated permitting and building timeframes, expanded housing types and price points, additional community engagement, and shared services among others.
Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States was confronted with a number of significant policy concerns. Today, working together to solve those challenges is more imperative than ever. The Milken Institute is committed...
The 26th annual Milken Institute Global Conference convened the best minds in the world to tackle its most urgent challenges and realize its most exciting opportunities. Throughout the four-day event, our health teams curated nearly three...
Countries undergoing population aging today are facing a much different experience than their historical counterparts. One only needs to look at the countries in Asia to see how these trends are unfolding. Demographic aging is happening...
In this collection of essays from the Center for the Future of Aging, experts identify challenges and opportunities in realizing the potential of healthy, productive and purposeful aging.
Technical Update Dementia presents a pernicious gender-based health disparity in the United States, inflicting a disproportionate burden on women as both patients and caregivers. Given the rapid increase in the population of older Americans...
Nationwide protests in the summer of 2020 sparked many of the largest US corporations to pledge more than $200 billion to advance racial equity and confront the nation’s history of systemic racism. Nonprofits, government agencies, and...
This year’s report, Building a Resilient America: The New Consensus for Action, is part of The Milken Institute-Harris Poll Listening Project, now in its fifth year, which surveys socioeconomic, institutional, and political barriers to...
Employers seek to support their employees while normalizing a whole-person approach to substance use disorders (SUD). The response to addiction and the opioid crisis requires a whole-of-society approach, including employers of all sizes...
While some sounds can be annoying for most people, for a few, certain sounds like chewing, sniffling, or pen clicking can trigger an intense physical and emotional response. Those with this condition can experience increased heart rate...