Associate Professor Illinois Gies College of Business Coeditor, American J. of Health Economics www.julianreif.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/julianreif.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/julianreif.bsky.social/post/3mt7p47opbs2gI'm glad AJHE is owned by ASHEcon. All econ societies should own their own journals if possible. Giving up control is a bad idea. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Aug 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:ozvdy2pb5apzjwyd2o7vrvwk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7p47opbs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/julianreif.bsky.social/post/3mrsokfoges24“Two teams can find nearly the same fact. The paper with the higher general-interest ceiling may not have a dramatically more credible estimate. It may instead ask the estimate to do more.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:ozvdy2pb5apzjwyd2o7vrvwk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsokfoges24https://bsky.app/profile/julianreif.bsky.social/post/3mqhrbk3n622v"The most efficient way to fund ambulance services would simply be to pay for the option the way that options are normally paid for: with a premium, collected from everyone the service stands ready to rescue. That’s how it’s done in the rest of the rich world." https://davidoks.blog/p/why-american-ambulance-rides-are12 Jul 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:ozvdy2pb5apzjwyd2o7vrvwk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhrbk3n622vhttps://bsky.app/profile/julianreif.bsky.social/post/3mpo7bcdbwk2jBrilliant paper [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jul 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:ozvdy2pb5apzjwyd2o7vrvwk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpo7bcdbwk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/julianreif.bsky.social/post/3monqy6bnos2xObservational evidence can be deeply misleading in health settings. In our study of workplace wellness programs, RCT and observational analyses reached opposite conclusions, despite having access to rich administrative data. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/upshot/employer-wellness-programs-randomized-trials.html [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jun 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:ozvdy2pb5apzjwyd2o7vrvwk/app.bsky.feed.post/3monqy6bnos2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/julianreif.bsky.social/post/3molt5td2h225“Elon Musk’s personal wealth has jumped to $1.3trn according to Bloomberg. Even if that was reduced by $1trn he would still be the world’s richest person.” https://economist.com/the-world-this-week/2026/06/18/business18 Jun 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:ozvdy2pb5apzjwyd2o7vrvwk/app.bsky.feed.post/3molt5td2h225https://bsky.app/profile/julianreif.bsky.social/post/3modhgc242k2tNice review of John List's new book. Relatedly, for those interested in experimental methods, I'm a big fan of Gerber & Green's Field Experiments book: https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393979954 [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jun 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:ozvdy2pb5apzjwyd2o7vrvwk/app.bsky.feed.post/3modhgc242k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/julianreif.bsky.social/post/3mobpjt225s2uThoughtful critique of the iPhone and fertility study [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jun 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:ozvdy2pb5apzjwyd2o7vrvwk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobpjt225s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/julianreif.bsky.social/post/3mo3xuabm5s2ySHESG submission deadline is June 15! Great health economics conference, highly recommended. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jun 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:ozvdy2pb5apzjwyd2o7vrvwk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3xuabm5s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/julianreif.bsky.social/post/3mnkvps4irk22Another reminder that undertreated high blood pressure has real consequences. A physician bonus tied to blood pressure targets led to fewer medication increases for patients with borderline hypertension, and those patients then experienced more heart attacks and strokes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jun 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:ozvdy2pb5apzjwyd2o7vrvwk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkvps4irk22