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Centers and Practice Areas

Asia Center
Extends the reach and impact of the Milken Institute to the Asia-Pacific region
Center for Financial Markets
Conducts research and constructs programs designed to facilitate smooth and efficient operation of financial markets
Center for the Future of Aging
Advances healthy longevity and financial security for all through high-impact policies, research, convenings, and multisector partnerships.
Center for Public Health
Develops research, programs, and initiatives designed to envision and activate sustainable solutions leading to better health for individuals and communities worldwide.
Center for Regional Economics and California Center
Analyzes the dynamics that drive job creation and promote industry expansion
Center for Strategic Philanthropy
Empowers philanthropists to effectively address some of the world's most urgent problems
FasterCures
Clears roadblocks that prevent medical breakthroughs from reaching patients sooner
Financial Innovations Labs
Addressing society's greatest challenges through a financial lens
Global Market Development
Working with government partners in emerging and developing economies to build strong, domestic financial markets.
Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream
Anyone with a dream should have the opportunity to make it come true—through determination and an economic system that works for all
Research Department
Addressing global policy issues on Health Economics, International Finance, and Regional Economics

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Program

Public Finance

Building a center of gravity for innovation, applied research, and equitable opportunities in the $4 trillion state and local sector of the US economy

Overview

The Excellence and Equity in Public Finance Program (PFIN) is a solutions and innovation platform for investors, issuers, and policymakers in the $4 trillion public sector focused on place-based strategies and innovative partnerships. Program support for the Milken Institute's PFIN program has come from the Families and Workers Fund, Ford Foundation, Heron Foundation, Irvine Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Economic Development Administration. The program’s work is guided by our Advisory Council and project implementation partners.

Our Three Major Initiatives

Community Infrastructure

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Better Bonds and Best Practices

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Geo-Economics Initiative

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20_million

Americans work for local and state government, making it the largest sector of employment.

50,000₊

Separate jurisdictions, units of government, and special purpose authorities that issue municipal bonds in the US.

$4_trillion

Outstanding taxable and tax-exempt debt financing that makes it the largest sub-sovereign credit market in the world

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Featured 2023 Public Finance Forum Sessions

January 11 at 9:35 am EST | Building Wealth in Emerging Market America

January 5, 2023

January 11 at 9:35 am EST | Building Wealth in Emerging Market America

January 11 at 12:00 pm EST | A Conversation with Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy John Podesta

January 5, 2023

January 11 at 12:00 pm EST | A Conversation with Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy John Podesta

January 11 at 1:10 pm EST | A Conversation with Cleveland Mayor Justin M. Bibb and US Representative Haley Stevens

January 5, 2023

January 11 at 1:10 pm EST | A Conversation with Cleveland Mayor Justin M. Bibb and US Representative Haley Stevens

January 11 at 5:20 pm EST | Closing Plenary | Financing Sustainable Investment | Part 2: A Conversation with US Department of Energy Loan Programs Director Jigar Shah

January 5, 2023

January 11 at 5:20 pm EST | Closing Plenary | Financing Sustainable Investment | Part 2: A Conversation with US Department of Energy Loan Programs Director Jigar Shah

Featured 2022 Global Conference Sessions

May 3 at 1:00 pm PDT | ESG for the Public Finance Sector? From Theory to Practice

May 3 at 1:00 pm PDT | ESG for the Public Finance Sector? From Theory to Practice

May 2 at 4:00pm PDT: Infrastructure 2050 - Where We Find the Next $10 Trillion

May 2 at 4:00pm PDT: Infrastructure 2050 - Where We Find the Next $10 Trillion

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To learn more about Public Finance at the Milken Institute, email us at [email protected].