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/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/3mnkvps4irk22https://bsky.app/profile/julianreif.bsky.social/post/3mmw3fmgzb22tA theory of university parking (and fireworks) https://www.economicforces.xyz/p/parking-fireworks-and-making-sense28 May 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:ozvdy2pb5apzjwyd2o7vrvwk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmw3fmgzb22thttps://bsky.app/profile/julianreif.bsky.social/post/3mmuiz7w3kk2lI have some on my Google Scholar page as well [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:ozvdy2pb5apzjwyd2o7vrvwk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmuiz7w3kk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/julianreif.bsky.social/post/3mm5ho5llsk2eSubmissions for the 2026 Midwest Health Economics Conference are due 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟏. We invite submissions of full papers or extended abstracts. Conference held on Sept 24-25 at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Submit a paper or volunteer as a discussant: go.gies.illinois.edu/MHEC2026 https://go.gies.illinois.edu/MHEC202618 May 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:ozvdy2pb5apzjwyd2o7vrvwk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5ho5llsk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/julianreif.bsky.social/post/3mllh75gzgc2aThe cost of winsorizing is highest when treatment effects are concentrated in the tails. Medical claims are the canonical example: interventions often move the right tail, so winsorizing imputes away the very variation that identifies the effect! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:ozvdy2pb5apzjwyd2o7vrvwk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllh75gzgc2a