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Kevin Klowden
Kevin Klowden is the Executive Director of MI Finance at the Milken Institute.
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An Inclusive Economic Development Roadmap for California's Inland Empire
While Southern California's Inland Empire has experienced above-average job growth and increased hi
gh-tech output for the better part of a decade, employment in high-tech industries has fallen over the same period. Fewer workers are reaping the ben
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California's Infrastructure Convergence: Aligning Development and Human Capital Investments
California’s dynamic and evolving economy depends on the careful upkeep and long-term investment in
our state’s infrastructure.
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An Economic Road Map for Kern County
California boasts one the biggest economies in the world, yet is considered challenging for doing b
usiness. But strategically-located Kern County has proven to be an exception.
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Testimony: U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee Housing and Insurance: “Sustainable Housing Finance, Part III”
Ted Tozer, Senior Fellow in the Housing Finance Program at the Milken Institute Center for Financia
l Markets, presents in his written testimony before the U.S.
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Local Harvest: Developing the Central Valley Workforce for California's Future Agriculture
California's Central Valley suffers from underinvestment and substandard educational attainment lev
els, which hamper its ability to both modernize the agriculture value chain and to provide significant advancement opportunities for workers.
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State Technology and Science Index 2014
Massachusetts is first – once again – in the Milken Institute’s State Technology and Science Index
2014.
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Twelve Things You Need to Know About the Housing Market
It was six years ago this week that the Federal Housing Finance Agency placed Fannie Mae and Freddi
e Mac into conservatorships. Since then, the US housing system has made significant progress, yet critical challenges and much work remain.
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A Hollywood Exit: What California Must Do to Remain Competitive in Entertainment - and Keep Jobs
California's stronghold on the entertainment industry is loosening as production jobs are lured to
other locations due to production credits and other tax breaks.
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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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Rebuilding Housing Finance: Thoughts from California on Federal Reform
Both in the foreclosure crisis and in the recent recovery, California has represented a bellwether
of the national housing market.
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Evaluation and Determinants of US Metro Economic Performance
The Milken Institute has published various reports evaluating urban performance.