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Kristen Fanarakis
Kristen Fanarakis is an associate director of MI Finance, leading the small business policy and i
nnovation initiative, which analyzes the macroeconomic trends and policies affecting small businesses and offers policy recommendations and solutions aimed
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SMEs and Public Equity Financing: A New Dataset of SME Boards in Emerging-Market and Developing Economies
In recent years, a number of stock exchanges in emerging-market and developing economies have estab
lished dedicated market segments for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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PLUM Phase II Summary: Lessons Learned for Advancing Minority Small Business Capital Access
The Milken Institute and U.S.
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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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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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Best Practices for Technical Assistance Programs Serving Black and Hispanic Entrepreneurs and Small-Business Owners
In conjunction with the Partnership for Lending in Underserved Markets (PLUM), a Milken Institute a
nd U.S.
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Can Stock Exchanges Support the Growth of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises? Lessons from India, South Africa, and Jamaica
Despite their importance in creating private-sector jobs and diversifying economies, small to mediu
m-sized enterprises (SMEs) often struggle to access adequate finance.
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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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Effective Government and Economic Expansion: How California Is Improving Permitting and Communication to Spur Business
As California recovers from the Great Recession, it faces an uphill battle against the perception t
hat it is an anti-business state.
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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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A Primer and Perspective on Ginnie Mae
Several housing finance reform models, including the Treasury and HUD plans recently issued at the
direction of the
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Age-Forward Cities for 2030
Cities are ground zero for the demographic shift that is changing America and the world, and city l
eaders are just beginning to understand the promise of an engaged older population.
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