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Financial Innovations Labs
What We Do
Financial Innovations Labs® tackle funding gaps around specific economic developmen
t issues by holding a microscope to the problems and analyzing them fro
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Models for Financing an Environmentally Sustainable Business Transition
There is undeniable evidence that changes to the climate impact the day-to-day lives of individuals
, communities, and corporations alike.
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Building Resilience: Cloud Adoption in Southeast Asia's Financial Sector
Beginning in late 2020, with the support of Google Cloud, the Milken Institute embarked on a two-pa
rt Financial Innovations Labs® series.
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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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Future of Work: Insights for 2021 and Beyond
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a double-whammy for inequality: The worst-off have been hit hardest
while economy-wide digitalization has only exacerbated the skills gap.
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Best-Performing Cities 2021: Foundations for Growth and Recovery
The Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities index tracks the economic performance of approximatel
y 400 US metropolitan statistical areas (MSA).
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Educating a Workforce: Keeping Local Talent
This report investigates the means of U.S. states and the U.S. as a whole to educate and maintain a
local workforce as the economic landscape of the U.S. is seeing increasing competition for a talented workforce.
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The Price Women Pay for Dementia: Strategies to Ease Gender Disparity and Economic Costs
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Financial Models for Water Sustainability
In 2015, NASA data showed that California reservoirs contained only one year of water supply and Ca
lifornia’s total water storage had been in decline since before 2002.
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Public-Private Infrastructure Financing Solutions
Infrastructure is the backbone of a nation’s economic prosperity and crucial for growth.
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Financing Models to Expand Access to Electric Vehicles in California
California accelerated the adoption rate of electric vehicles (EVs) through rebates and other opera
tional incentives. However, due to socioeconomic lifestyle burdens, disadvantaged communities have not had full access to these efforts.
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Financing Green Building in Residential Development
Buildings are responsible for nearly 60 percent of Israel’s electricity consumption and contribute
28 percent of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions.
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