Best-Performing Cities

Best-Performing Cities China 2017: The Nations Most Successful Economies

11 Sep 2017

Now in its third edition, this report analyzes the latest and most comprehensive official data to track the economic performance of Chinese cities. Our analysis offers recommendations on improving performance, and provides businesses with...

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Perry Wong

Managing Director, Research

Perry Wong is managing director, China at the Milken Institute. He specializes in analyzing the structure, industry mix, development, and public policies of a regional economy. His more recent work focuses on regional economic development in greater China and other parts of Asia.

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Chengdu Tops List of Best Performing Cities in China

10 Sep 2017

Milken Institute analysis demonstrates impact of policymaking on jobs, wages, gross regional product and other measures in China’s cities BEIJING, September 11, 2017 – Chengdu, the booming capital of Sichuan province in Western China, is...

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Best-Performing Cities China 2016

9 Sep 2016

The Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities China ranks the performance of first-, second- and third-tier cities according to recent developments and urbanization trends. It does this through an analysis of the latest and most...

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Best-Performing Cities 2016

5 Jun 2016

Which factors are determining the divergence in economic performance of metropolitan areas around the nation? Why are some areas thriving while others fall back? The Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities index provides an objective...

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Best-Performing Cities 2015

7 Dec 2015

The Milken Institute's annual "Best-Performing Cities" index reveals that technology continues to power America's most dynamic cities. The Top 3 metros all have thriving tech centers: San Jose is No. 1, rising three spots from last year...

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Advantage, Innovation: Milken Institute Announces 2015 Best-Performing Cities; Success Knows the Way to San Jose—and Other Tech Hubs

7 Dec 2015

LOS ANGELES—The Milken Institute’s annual Best-Performing Cities index for 2015 shows that tech is tops, as cities that excel in innovation increasingly drive the nation’s economic dynamism. With an ecosystem for entrepreneurship, San Jose...

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Best-Performing Cities China 2015

11 Sep 2015

Which cities in China have the most dynamic economies and why? The Milken Institute's inaugural Best-Performing Cities China Report, unveiled today at a press briefing in the Sofitel Wanda Beijing Hotel, identifies the urban areas with the...

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The Milken Institute Launches Inaugural Best-Performing Cities China Report

11 Sep 2015

BEIJING – Which cities in China have the most dynamic economies and why? The Milken Institute’s inaugural Best-Performing Cities China Report, unveiled today at a press briefing in the Sofitel Wanda Beijing Hotel, identifies the urban areas...

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Best-Performing Cities 2014

8 Jan 2015

The Milken Institute's annual "Best-Performing Cities" index shows that technology and shale energy were the biggest factors behind America's booming cities. Tech titan San Francisco claimed the top spot, up two ranks from last year. Last...

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Milken Institute Announces ‘Best-Performing Cities 2014’

7 Jan 2015

LOS ANGELES — The Milken Institute’s annual “Best-Performing Cities” index shows that technology and shale energy were the biggest factors behind America’s booming cities — especially technology. Tech titan San Francisco claimed the top...

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