Regional Competitiveness

Rebuilding California's Trade Policy Infrastructure

12 May 2019

California is home to one of the largest and most vibrant economies in the world, with a gross domestic product in excess of $2.8 trillion, and is one of the top exporters in the United States. In 2018, the state exported $178 billion worth...

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Kevin Klowden and Michael Jarand

12 May 2019

News Release

Shenzhen Tops List of 2018 Best-Performing Cities in China

7 Sep 2018

BEIJING, September 10, 2018 – Shenzhen, China’s booming metropolis in Guangdong province, is the country’s best-performing city for 2018, according to a new report published today by the Milken Institute. Chongqing and Tianjin followed in...

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Best-Performing Cities China 2018

24 Aug 2018

Since 2015, the Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities China series has used the latest and most comprehensive official data to track the economic performance of cities. Our analysis offers recommendations on improving performance, and...

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Milken Institute Reveals Scope and Threats to California’s Multi-Billion Dollar Video Game Industry

13 Feb 2018

SACRAMENTO, February 13, 2018 – California is facing growing domestic and international competition for its thriving video game industry, part of the state’s $32 billion software publishing sector, according to a report released today by...

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Best-Performing Cities 2017: Where America’s Jobs are Created and Sustained

10 Jan 2018

The Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities U.S. index provides a way to measure which American metros offer the greatest opportunities for prosperity and innovation across the nation. The index measures metropolitan areas economic...

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Milken Institute Releases Index of Best-Performing Cities

9 Jan 2018

SANTA MONICA, January 10, 2018 – Provo-Orem, UT, with its robust high-tech sector and broad-based job and wage growth, is the Best-Performing City in the United States, according to the Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities 2017 Index...

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New Skills at Work: Keeping Los Angeles at the Cutting Edge in an Evolving Industry

3 Sep 2020

For more than a century, people have created filmed entertainment in Hollywood. Hollywood has been one of the key factors in defining California as a center of innovation and content-creation, and creative workers flock to the state to be...

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Kevin Klowden, Jessica Jackson, Michael Bernick, and Rebecca Simon

3 Sep 2020

News Release

Milken Institute: Opportunities, More than Skills, Are Missing in Los Angeles County’s Entertainment Industry

2 May 2017

Los Angeles, May 2, 2017 – The Milken Institute today issued a new report challenging Los Angeles County’s entertainment industry to invest in diversifying its workforce. The report, New Skills at Work: Keeping Los Angeles at the Cutting...

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Regional Performance Over Time Case Study: The Bend-Redmond, Ore. Metropolitan Statistical Area

23 Feb 2017

How a region copes with economic challenges is as important to its long-term prosperity as how it grows in good times. Certain regions, such as the Bend-Redmond metropolitan statistical area in Oregon, have been able to rebound more quickly...

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Jessica Jackson, Joe Lee, and Minoli Ratnatunga

23 Feb 2017

Research and Data Tools

State Technology and Science Index 2016: California Perspectives

24 Oct 2016

The Milken Institute’s State Technology and Science Index (STSI) series benchmarks states on their science and technology capacity. It also assesses states broader ecosystems for innovation, development, and commercialization that translate...

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