In 2014 the Milken Institute convened a Financial Innovations Lab® on the topic of how to build mechanisms for financial inclusion. Unlike a number of previous Labs that have focused on easing barriers to capital for entrepreneurs and small...

In October 2007, the Milken Institute held a Financial Innovations Lab in New York to address ways to expand and share insurance risk in the area of catastrophe coverage. In particular, participants looked at catastrophe risk bonds, also...

In February 2009, the Milken Institute held a Financial Innovations Lab in New York City to explore ways to increase the availability of risk capital to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries. Risk capital—that...

The Milken Institute and the Kauffman Foundation hosted a Financial Innovations Lab in July 2010. Unlike any previous meeting addressing current conditions in state and municipal finance, the Lab brought together a diverse group of state...

By 2014, Bangladesh had leveraged its abundant and low-cost labor to spur economic growth and attract both domestic and foreign investment. However, Bangladesh faced a new challenge as it needed to strengthen and modernize its economy...

In January 2008, the Milken Institute, with organizational assistance from the University of Chicago’s Center for Cultural Policy, brought together economists, representatives from museums and the archaeological community, attorneys, and...

The Milken Institute organized a Financial Innovations Lab in Jerusalem in December 2009. It was focused on designing economic models to fund preservation and conservation while monetizing the economic value of archaeology, thus making both...

To examine the State Revolving Fund (SRF) model and its potential applications in the Middle East, the Milken Institute held a Financial Innovations Lab in November 2008 in Jerusalem. More than forty industry professionals, scientists...

The time has come for Israel to join the ranks of both developed and emerging nations around the world that have adopted biodiversity financing programs. The programs now in place include watershed and wetland protection, water services...

America is finally coming to grips with the need to minimize its dependence on imported oil. Faced with a host of geopolitical risks and the looming threat of climate change, policymakers are taking a hard look at ways to diversify the...