This report, an overview of studies on prevention and intervention, serves as a valuable resource for anyone interested in programs for obesity reduction and weight loss. After sorting through thousands of potentially relevant papers...

Big changes are underway in Taiwan. Its first female elected president, Tsai Ing-Wen, was inaugurated in May, heralding a break with the past in politics and public administration. In addition to the thorny entanglements between Taiwan and...

In this discussion paper on social and regional factors in well-being, Milken Institute Health Economist Ken Sagynbekov examines gender-based health disparities across U.S. regions. He assesses the role of social and economic influences on...

Traditional health care has not reached all pockets of the U.S. population due to income inequality, increasing ethnic and cultural diversity, and deep fragmentation of the health care system. Community health models have evolved as...

Attracting foreign investors into emerging market economies has been made more arduous by rising U.S. interest rates and heightened geopolitical risks. As their share of capital inflows grows, emerging market economies have also diversified...

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...

Private capital markets have become a favored alternative source of company financing. In addition, private equity firms have become more innovative in developing options for financing the growth of small and emerging firms, and converting...

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...

This paper was originally published as part of T20 ARGENTINA. Crypto-Assets (CA) are digital instruments aimed to serve as mediums of exchange that rely on decentralized control and boast the (yet to prove) promise of a revolution in...