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Alissa Dubetz
Alissa Dubetz is a senior policy analyst at the Milken Institute’s Center for Regional Economics.
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William Lee
William (Bill) Lee is chief economist at the Milken Institute.
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Rebuilding California's Trade Policy Infrastructure
California is home to one of the largest and most vibrant economies in the world, with a gross dome
stic product in excess of $2.8 trillion, and is one of the top exporters in the United States.
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A Golden Opportunity With China: How California Can Become an Even Bigger Destination for Chinese Foreign Investment
Since embarking on its era of economic growth and expansion in 1979, China has played an increasing
ly large role in the global economy and now ranks as the world’s second-largest economy.
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Exploring the Role of Microbusinesses in Economic Growth and Recovery for US Cities
The Milken Institute’s 2021 Best-Performing Cities (BPC) index compares the recent perfor
mance of metro areas with a focus on job growth, wage growth, and high-tech GDP growth.
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Best-Performing Cities 2022
Cities continue to drive economic growth across the nation. They are the primary locations where bu
sinesses create new jobs and workers earn higher wages, keeping the United States competitive in the global economy.
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Partnership for Lending in Underserved Markets Phase I Summary: Developing Action-Oriented Solutions to the Financing Challenges Facing Minority-Owned Small Businesses
Minority-owned small businesses play an important role in the nation’s economic health by driving j
ob creation, raising wages, and elevating better standards of living in communities throughout the United States.
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How the Golden State can get its export groove back: Milken Institute report analyzes California's export decline
LOS ANGELES— Once the nation's top exporting state, California has been losing ground for a decade.
California's export rank has fallen to fifth place, behind Texas, Alabama, Florida and Pennsylvania.
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The Post-COVID Recovery: California's Lagging Employment Rate
While employment in much of the United States has recovered successfully from the fallout of the C
OVID-19 pandemic, California remains one of the few states that has struggled to recoup jobs at a pace on par with the rest of the nation.
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Immigration and the California Economy
As immigration policy has become an urgent policy item in the United States and Europe, California
finds itself caught squarely in the middle of competing economic and political agendas.
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California Leading the Future of Energy #CALeading
World leaders have embraced the challenge of long-term climate change – and for reasons that go be
yond the obvious.
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May 3 at 11:30 am PDT | Revving North America's Manufacturing Engine
Since the start of the pandemic, long shipping delays and rising freight rates have pushed many co
rporations to consider prioritizing secure access over cost through relocation of their manufacturing activities.
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