Research Department

Building a Knowledge Economy—How Academic R&D Supports High-Tech Employment

2 Sep 2020

Universities play an important role in determining a region’s capacity for innovation and to transform new ideas into economic activity. Not only do they educate the local workforce—creating human capital—and produce intellectual property...

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Commercial Real Estate: How Vulnerable Are U.S. Banks?

25 Jul 2018

Banks are increasing their commercial real estate (CRE) exposure as signs of another robust boom in CRE activity become evident in many markets nationwide. At the same time, regulatory scrutiny over all but the largest banks is about to...

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Educating a Workforce: Keeping Local Talent

21 Jun 2018

This report investigates the means of U.S. states and the U.S. as a whole to educate and maintain a local workforce as the economic landscape of the U.S. is seeing increasing competition for a talented workforce. The concentration of...

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Joe Lee

Formerly Milken Institute

Report

Macroprudential Policy and Financial Stability: Where Do We Stand?

14 Mar 2018

With the global economy gaining momentum following its recovery since 2008, and the new U.S. leadership’s refocusing from financial stability efforts to developing blueprints for economic growth, parts of the post-crisis macroprudential...

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Childhood and Maternal Health in the Middle East and North Africa

11 Oct 2020

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Research and Data Tools

Global Opportunity Index: A European Experience

30 Nov 2017

The Global Opportunity Index (GOI) assesses the attractiveness of potential investment opportunities in key countries. This year’s focus on recent developments in Europe builds on our past research examining capital flows and financial...

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Beyond Unintended Consequences: Changes to Foreign Branch Behavior Illustrate Overlooked System-Wide Regulatory Effects

3 Nov 2017

The interaction of unconventional U.S. monetary policy by the Fed and regulatory changes by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) changed the way foreign banks do business in the U...

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JA JW

3 Nov 2017

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Are Community Health Workers Saving Lives? A Longitudinal Analysis of State-Level Variation in Community Health Workforce

31 Aug 2020

U.S. health care costs are increasing rapidly while health care outcomes and access vary significantly across the country. Community health workers (CHWs) serve as bridges between the health care system and underserved communities...

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RD MG

31 Aug 2020

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The Real Story Behind the Surge in FHLB Advances: Macroprudential Policy Changed How Banks Borrow

17 Sep 2020

In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis and ensuing regulatory reforms, U.S. banks dramatically altered their sources of funding. Funding from non-deposit sources now accounts for only 13 percent of bank liabilities, compared with...

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Research and Data Tools

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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