kklowden@milkeninstitute.org

Kevin Klowden is a managing economist at the Milken Institute, where he serves as director of the California Center. He specializes in the study of demographic and spatial factors (the distribution of resources, business locations and movement of labor) and how these are influenced by public policy and in turn affect regional economies.

Klowden was the lead author of "Film Flight: Lost Production and Its Economic Impact in California" and "The Writers' Strike of 2007-2008: The Economic Impact of Digital Distribution," both of which analyze the changing dynamics of the entertainment industry. He has also written on the role of transportation infrastructure in economic growth and job creation in reports such as "California's Highway Infrastructure: Traffic's Looming Cost" and "Jobs for America: Investments and Policies for Economic Growth and Competitiveness," as well as in publications including The Wall Street Journal. He has addressed the role of technology-based development in publications such as "North America's High-Tech Economy" and location-specific studies on Arkansas and Arizona.

Additionally, he coordinated the Milken Institute's two-year Los Angeles Economy Project, seeking public-policy and private-sector solutions to challenges the region faces amid a growing unskilled labor pool. Klowden has also served on multiple advisory committees for the City of Los Angeles and neighboring communities.

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