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Hong Kong, the Netherlands and United Kingdom Top 2004 Milken Institute Capital Access Index; U.S. Drops to 6th; Gap Between "Have" and "Have-Not" Nations Widens
LOS ANGELES — The gap between "have" and "have not" countries widened dramatically last year, creati
ng a dangerous vulnerability for global economic recovery, according to the 2004 Milken Institute Capital Access Index.
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New Milken Institute/Kauffman Foundation report examines back-to-basics solutions to address shortfalls in state and municipal budgets
LOS ANGELES - Cutting back on services and increasing taxes won′t be enough to stabilize state and m
unicipal finances, even when the economy fully recovers.
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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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Unfunded state and local government pension liabilities top $3 trillion, estimates Josh Rauh of Northwestern University in latest Milken Institute Review
LOS ANGELES —Josh Rauh of Northwestern University outlines the consequences of the state and local p
ension mess in the latest Milken Institute Review.
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MIc'd Up | The Sustainability Revolution, With Al Gore
Opening Remarks
Eric Garcetti, Mayor, City of Los Angeles
Moderator
Jim Yong Kim, President, Worl
d Bank Group
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Power Plant? Exploring the Cannabis Industry
Medical and recreational cannabis sales in the United States and Canada continue to soar. American
retail sales of legal cannabis products totaled $7.9 billion in 2017, and estimates predict the industry may grow to $24.1 billion by 2025.
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Strategic Investing in the Middle East and North Africa
As economic growth and political change continue in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region
, many of those countries have been compelled to accelerate advancements that diversify away from hydrocarbons, boost the role of the private sector, and c
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Global Overview: Navigating a World in Transition
A global transformation is underway as changing political tides, emerging demographic trends, and
relentless leaps in technology disrupt traditional social and market foundations, heralding an era of rapid change and challenge.
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Can the Open World Economy Be Saved?
Free trade and international investment have been engines of global growth and prosperity since th
e end of World War II. How long they will continue to be, however, is an open question.
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Agritech, Vertical Farming and Food Security
As our population continues to grow rapidly, we will need to produce 70 percent more food than we
do today. However, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations projects that farmland can only be increased by another two percent.
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Investing in American Infrastructure: The Case for Private Capital
Over the next 10 years, experts predict that United States infrastructure will face a funding gap
of nearly $3 trillion.
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Advancing Critical Health Issues for Veterans
The national consensus is that veterans of the U.S. military, approximately 21 million men and wom
en, deserve first-rate health care.
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