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Laura Leets, PhD
Laura Leets, PhD, currently serves as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Communicati
on, Culture, and Technology Program and previously spent a decade as a professor of communication at Stanford University.
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Optimizing Small Business: Technical Assistance with Nudges
The Milken Institute conducted a pilot project exploring ways to improve the efficacy of small busi
ness technical assistance programs through the application of behavioral science intervention known as a “nudge” (Thaler and Sunstein 2008).
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In the latest Milken Institute Review: George Mason University Economist Ken Button Takes a Hard Look at America’s Rapidly Consolidating Airline Industry—and Offers a Bold Prescription for Saving Competition
LOS ANGELES—Ken Button points out that the giant legacy carriers that stumbled through the first dec
ades of deregulation are finally covering their operating costs and are better positioned to confront future economic storms.
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Public Health Leaders Address Global Challenges at Milken Institute Summit
LOS ANGELES—The sudden appearance of the Zika virus—and the need for effective action to halt its sp
read—underlines the fact that public health issues often represent the most important threats to the welfare of the world.
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The Milken Institute, Motsepe Foundation Announce Winners of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in Agritech
LOS ANGELES AND JOHANNESBURG (May 1, 2023) — Today, the Milken Institute and the Motsepe F
oundation today announced
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