September 10, 2008 Technology-based metros top 2008 Best-Performing Cities Index; those dependent on oil industry, trade also rise on annual ranking July 18, 2008 To grow, the Mexican economy must shed the last vestiges of populist, one-party rule, argues Laurence Kerr in the latest Milken Institute Review June 27, 2008 Sichuan Province earthquake and inflation estimates cause drop in Chinese IPO Indicator View all press releases »

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Banking (U.S. and global)
• James Barth, Senior Fellow

Biomedical research venture philanthropy
• Howard Soule, Senior Fellow

Biotechnology and pharmaceutical R&D
• Ross DeVol, Director, Regional Economics
• Martin Greenberger, Senior Fellow
• Greg Simon, President, FasterCures / The Center for Accelerating Medical Solutions
• Howard Soule, Senior Fellow

Business strategy
• Joel Kurtzman, Senior Fellow

California demographics
• Bill Frey, Senior Fellow, Demographer

California economy
• Woodrow Clark, Senior Fellow
• Ross DeVol, Director, Regional Economics
• Perry Wong, Senior Research Economist
• Glenn Yago, Director, Capital Studies
• Betsy Zeidman, Director, Center for Emerging Domestic Markets

Capital Markets
• James Barth, Senior Fellow
• Michael Klowden, President and CEO
• Joel Kurtzman, Senior Fellow
• Glenn Yago, Director, Capital Studies

China
• James Barth, Senior Fellow
• Hilton Root, Senior Fellow
• Perry Wong, Senior Research Economist

Corporate governance
• Michael Klowden, President and CEO
• Joel Kurtzman, Senior Fellow
• Glenn Yago, Director, Capital Studies
• Betsy Zeidman, Director, Center for Emerging Domestic Markets

Corporate mergers and acquisitions
• Michael Klowden, President and CEO
• Glenn Yago, Director, Capital Studies

Country risk analysis and management
• Joel Kurtzman, Senior Fellow

Drug discovery and development
• Howard Soule, Senior Fellow

East Asia
• Hilton Root, Senior Fellow
• Perry Wong, Senior Research Economist

Economic aspects of AIDS and obesity
• Tomas Philipson, Senior Fellow

Economic benefits of medical research
• Kevin Murphy, Senior Fellow
• Greg Simon, President, FasterCures / The Center for Accelerating Medical Solutions
• Robert Topel, Senior Fellow

Economic policy reform
• James Barth, Senior Fellow
• Hilton Root, Senior Fellow

Economics of crime
• Peter Passell, Editor, The Milken Institute Review

Economics of growth and development
• Kevin Murphy, Senior Fellow
• Hilton Root, Senior Fellow

Emerging domestic markets
• Glenn Yago, Director, Capital Studies
• Betsy Zeidman, Director, Center for Emerging Domestic Markets

Energy
• Woodrow Clark, Senior Fellow
• Ross DeVol, Director, Regional Economics

Entertainment industry
• Ross DeVol, Director of Regional Economics
• Michael Klowden, President and CEO

Environmental finance
• Woodrow Clark, Senior Fellow
• Richard Sandor, Senior Fellow
• Glenn Yago, Director, Capital Studies
• Betsy Zeidman, Director, Center for Emerging Domestic Markets

Europe
• Woodrow Clark, Senior Fellow
• Kevin Klowden, Research Economist

Financial futures
• Richard Sandor, Senior Fellow

Financial institutions and innovations
• James Barth, Senior Fellow
• Richard Sandor, Senior Fellow
• Glenn Yago, Director of Capital Studies

Foreign direct investment

Global economy and globalization
• Ross DeVol, Director, Regional Economics
• Michael Intriligator, Senior Fellow
• Kevin Klowden, Research Economist
• Joel Kurtzman, Senior Fellow
• Hilton Root, Senior Fellow
• Glenn Yago, Director, Capital Studies

Health and information technology
• Greg Simon, President, FasterCures / The Center for Accelerating Medical Solutions

Health care - regional economic activity
• Ross DeVol, Director, Regional Economics

Health insurance
• Tomas Philipson, Senior Fellow

High-yield securities markets
• Glenn Yago, Director of Capital Studies

Human capital
• Ross DeVol, Director, Regional Economics

Immigration and migration
• Bill Frey, Senior Fellow, Demographer

Industrial organization
• Robert Topel, Senior Fellow
• Perry Wong, Senior Research Economist

Innovation and entrepreneurship
• Woodrow Clark, Senior Fellow
• Betsy Zeidman, Director, Center for Emerging Domestic Markets

Intellectual property
• Tomas Philipson, Senior Fellow

International finance
• James Barth, Senior Fellow
• Woodrow Clark, Senior Fellow
• Peter Passell, Editor, The Milken Institute Review
• Hilton Root, Senior Fellow
• Glenn Yago, Director, Capital Studies

International trade
• Ross DeVol, Director, Regional Economics
• Peter Passell, Editor, The Milken Institute Review •

IPOs
• Glenn Yago, Director, Capital Studies

Israel and Middle East economies
• Glenn Yago, Director, Capital Studies

Japanese economy

Knowledge-based economy
• Ross DeVol, Director, Regional Economics

Labor markets
• Michael Bernick, Senior Fellow
• Kevin Murphy, Senior Fellow
• Robert Topel, Senior Fellow

Medical device R&D
• Howard Soule, Senior Fellow

Oncology, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, immunology
• Howard Soule, Senior Fellow

Pharmaceuticals
• Ross DeVol, Director, Regional Economics
• Tomas Philipson, Senior Fellow

Private equity and venture capital
• Glenn Yago, Director, Capital Studies
• Betsy Zeidman, Director, Center for Emerging Domestic Markets

Real estate
• James Barth, Senior Fellow
• Michael Klowden, President and CEO

Regional economic development
• Woodrow Clark, Senior Fellow
• Ross DeVol, Director, Regional Economics
• Kevin Klowden, Research Economist
• Perry Wong, Senior Research Economist

Regional labor and industrial studies
• Perry Wong, Senior Research Economist

Regulatory approval process (pharmaceutical and biotechnology)
• Greg Simon, President, FasterCures / The Center for Accelerating Medical Solutions

Rural economic development
• Perry Wong, Senior Research Economist

Russian economy
• Michael Intriligator, Senior Fellow

Securities industry regulation
• Michael Klowden, President and CEO

South Asia
• Hilton Root, Senior Fellow

Strategy, arms control and global security
• Michael Intriligator, Senior Fellow

Sustainable development
• Woodrow Clark, Senior Fellow

Technology
• Woodrow Clark, Senior Fellow
• Ross DeVol, Director, Regional Economics
• Perry Wong, Senior Research Economist

Technology information systems
• Martin Greenberger, Senior Fellow
• Kevin Klowden, Research Economist

Technology clustering
• Ross DeVol, Director, Regional Economics
• Perry Wong, Senior Research Economist

Transportation infrastructure
• Kevin Klowden, Research Economist

Urban economic development
• Woodrow Clark, Senior Fellow
• Glenn Yago, Director, Capital Studies
• Betsy Zeidman, Director, Center for Emerging Domestic Markets

U.S. Census
• Bill Frey, Senior Fellow, Demographer

U.S. demographics
• Bill Frey, Senior Fellow, Demographer

U.S. economy
• James Barth, Senior Fellow
• Woodrow Clark, Senior Fellow
• Ross DeVol, Director, Regional Economics
• Glenn Yago, Director, Capital Studies

U.S. foreign policy in developing regions
• Hilton Root, Senior Fellow

U.S. health policy
• Martin Greenberger, Senior Fellow
• Michael Intriligator, Senior Fellow
• Tomas Philipson, Senior Fellow
• Greg Simon, President, FasterCures / The Center for Accelerating Medical Solutions

Workforce development
• Michael Bernick, Senior Fellow
• Perry Wong, Senior Research Economist

By name:

Jim Barth, Senior Fellow
Auburn University
jbarth@milkeninstitute.org
• Banking (U.S. and global)
• Capital markets (U.S. and global)
• China
• Economic policy reform
• Financial institutions and innovations
• International finance
• Real estate
• U.S. economy

Michael Bernick, Senior Fellow
MBernick@HNTB.com
• Labor markets
• Workforce development

Woodrow Clark, Senior Fellow
wclark@milkeninstitute.org
• California economy
• Energy
• Environmental finance
• Europe
• Innovation and entrepreneurship
• International finance
• Regional economic development
• Sustainable development
• Technology
• Urban economic development
• U.S. economy

Ross DeVol, Director, Regional Studies
rdevol@milkeninstitute.org
• Biotechnology
• California economy
• Energy
• Entertainment industry
• Global economy and globalization
• Health care - regional economic activity
• Human capital
• International trade
• Knowledge-based economy
• Pharmaceuticals
• Regional economics
• Technology
• Technology clustering
• U.S. economy

Bill Frey, Senior Fellow, Demographer
Population Studies Center, University of Michigan
bill.frey@usa.net
• California demographics
• Immigration and migration
• U.S. Census
• U.S. demographics

Martin Greenberger, Senior Fellow
UCLA, The Anderson School
mgreenberger@milkeninstitute.org
• Biotechnology
• Technology and information systems
• U.S. health policy and policy analysis
• Continuing development of the Internet

Michael Intriligator, Senior Fellow
UCLA, Departments of Economics, Political Science and Policy Studies
mintriligator@milkeninstitute.org
• Global economy and globalization
• Russian economy
• Strategy, arms control and global security
• U.S. health policy

Kevin Klowden, Research Economist
kklowden@milkeninstitute.org
• Europe
• Global economy and globalization
• Regional economic development
• Technology and information systems
• Transportation infrastructure

Michael Klowden, President and CEO
mklowden@milkeninstitute.org
• Capital markets (U.S. and global)
• Corporate governance
• Corporate mergers and acquisitions
• Entertainment industry
• Real estate
• Securities industry regulation

•Joel Kurtzman, Senior Fellow
• Business strategy
• Capital markets
• Corporate governance
• Country risk analysis and management
• Global economy and globalization

Kevin Murphy, Senior Fellow
University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business
kevin.murphy@gsb.uchicago.edu
• Economic benefits of medical research
• Economics of growth and development
• Labor markets

Peter Passell, Editor, The Milken Institute Review
ppassell@milkeninstitute.org
• Economics of crime
• International finance
• International trade

Tomas J. Philipson, Senior Fellow
Professor, Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
tphilipson@milkeninstitute.org
• Pharmaceuticals
• Intellectual property
• Health insurance
• U.S. health policy
• Economic aspects of AIDS and obesity

Hilton Root, Senior Fellow
hilton_root@pitzer.edu
• China
• East Asia
• Economic policy reform
• Economics of growth and development
• Global economy and globalization
• International finance
• South Asia
• U.S. foreign policy in developing regions

Richard Sandor, Senior Fellow
rsandor@chicagoclimateexchange.com
• Environmental finance
• Financial futures
• Financial institutions and innovations

Greg Simon, President, FasterCures/The Center for Accelerating Medical Solutions
gsimon@fastercures.org
• Biomedical solutions and development process
• Biotechnology
• Economic benefits of medical research
• Health and information technology
• Regulatory approval process (pharmaceutical and biotechnology)
• U.S. health and biomedical policy
• Capital markets (U.S. and global)
• China
• Global economy and globalization
• Japanese economy
• Technology
• U.S. economy

• Howard Soule, Senior Fellow
• Biomedical research venture philanthropy
• Biotechnology and pharmaceutical R&D
• Drug discovery and development
• Medical device R&D
• Oncology, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, immunology

Robert Topel, Senior Fellow
University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business
robert.topel@gsb.uchicago.edu
• Economic benefits of medical research
• Industrial organization
• Labor markets

lwallace@milkeninstitute.org
• Foreign direct investment
• International trade

Perry Wong, Senior Research Economist
pwong@milkeninstitute.org
• California economy
• China
• Industrial organization
• Regional economic development
• Regional labor and industrial studies
• Rural economic development
• Technology
• Technology clustering
• Workforce development

Glenn Yago, Director, Capital Studies
gyago@milkeninstitute.org
• California economy
• Capital markets (U.S. and global)
• Corporate governance
• Corporate mergers and acquisitions
• Emerging domestic markets
• Environmental finance
• Financial institutions and innovations
• Global economy and globalization
• High-yield bond markets
• International finance
• IPOs
• Israel and Middle East economies
• Private equity and venture capital
• Urban economic development
• U.S. economy

Betsy Zeidman, Director, Center for Emerging Domestic Markets
bzeidman@milkeninstitute.org
• California economy
• Corporate governance
• Emerging domestic markets
• Environmental finance
• Innovation and entrepreneurship
• Private equity and venture capital
• Urban economic development

September 10, 2008
Technology-based metros top 2008 Best-Performing Cities Index; those dependent on oil industry, trade also rise on annual ranking

July 18, 2008
To grow, the Mexican economy must shed the last vestiges of populist, one-party rule, argues Laurence Kerr in the latest Milken Institute Review

June 27, 2008
Sichuan Province earthquake and inflation estimates cause drop in Chinese IPO Indicator

June 19, 2008
California Slips in National Rankings of High-Tech Economies, According to Milken Institute Study

June 19, 2008
Massachusetts Maintains Lead as Nation’s Top State in Technology and Science, According to Milken Institute

June 11, 2008
Milken Institute Releases 2008 State Technology and Science Index at BIO, June 19th

June 5, 2008
2007 Writers’ Strike Leaves California with a $2.1 Billion Loss, More to Come if SAG Contract Not Resolved, According to Milken Institute

May 15, 2008
$2-Billion Investment Needed to Secure Israel's Life Sciences Industry, According to New Report by Milken Institute

May 8, 2008
U.S. Recession is Here; Impact on California To Be More Severe Than for Rest of the U.S., According to Milken Institute

April 30, 2008
Financial Innovations Can Open the Market to Wider Disaster Coverage, Milken Institute Report Says

April 28, 2008
Xinhua Finance and Milken Institute Launch New Indicators to Track China’s Transition to Market-Oriented Economy and M&A Activities

April 24, 2008
Medicare and Social Security costs threaten living standards of working Americans, warns Sylvester Schieber in the latest Milken Institute Review

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