United States

The Milken Institute has published various reports evaluating urban performance. In addition to its flagship Best-Performing Cities series for both the US and China, the Institute has published two Regional Performance over Time papers to...

In many US cities, concentrated poverty and chronic disinvestment have resulted in wide social, economic, and geographic disparities. More recently, these same city centers are being revitalized – and as rents outpace wage growth, quality...

In response to the recent severe financial crisis and the worst recession since the Great Depression, the U.S. Congress enacted and President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (DFA) in July...

Each day, Americans make choices about what they will eat and drink. Often, these are unhealthy ones, contributing to a national obesity rate of more than 33 percent. Lowering this rate is key to controlling rising health-care costs and...

FasterCures wants President-elect Donald Trump to be ready to address biomedical innovation on day one. Biomedical innovation is vital to America's health and economic well-being. However, these benefits, and U.S. leadership in the life...

To ensure that everyone in our great country has the opportunity for a prosperous life, there are a few important things that matter, and one of them is health. Good health is critical, and the ability to maximize healthy life years is a...

In 2016, the Milken Institute launched New-to-Export 101, a program designed to increase the number of local manufacturers exporting their products abroad by simplifying the export experience and improving the delivery of export-enabling...

LOS ANGELES, Tuesday, October 30, 2018—The impact of obesity and overweight on the U.S. economy has eclipsed $1.7 trillion, an amount equivalent to 9.3 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product, according to a new Milken Institute...

This study calculates the prevalence and economic effects of diseases related to obesity and overweight in the United States. These costs are paid by individuals and their households, employers, government, and society. The prevalence of...

Americans' chronic health problems and diseases not only come at the expense of individuals well-being, they also constitute a massive burden on the U.S. economy. When including the costs of lost economic productivity, the total costs of...