Julian Reif

Julian Reif

Primary Affiliation : Fiscal and Economic Policy Working Group; Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Health Working Group; COVID-19 Task Force

Gies College of Business | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Milestones

Anti-discrimination legislation
Spent a month in residence with the Utah legislature, helping Utah state lawmakers to pass anti-discrimination legislation that balances
religious liberty and LGBT rights. In 2019, Professor Wilson assisted the governor of Utah to craft regulations banning gay conversion therapy.
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EXPERIENCE &
BACKGROUND

ABOUT

Julian Reif is a member of the Fiscal and Economic Policy and Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Health Working Groups at IGPA. He is a health economist whose research focuses on health policy evaluation and the value of health and longevity. He has studied the health and medical spending effects of air pollution, the health and drug utilization effects of Medicare Part D, and the value of medical innovation. He is also a Principal Investigator of the Illinois Workplace Wellness Study, which evaluates the effectiveness of workplace wellness programs. In 2020, he received the Kenneth J. Arrow Award for the best published paper in health economics and the NIHCM Foundation Research Award for outstanding published work in health care. His research has been supported by J-PAL North America, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. His studies have been featured in numerous media outlets, including the New York Times and the Washington Post.

Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, Cambridge, MA.

Affiliated Professor, 2020 to Present. 

Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities, Notre Dame, IN. 

Faculty Affiliate, 2019 to Present. 

National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA. 

Faculty Research Fellow, 2018 to Present. 

Center for Business and Public Policy.

Research Associate, 2012 to Present. 

University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; Ph.D. in Economics, 2012. 

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; B.A. in Economics, 2004.

Engagement



Air Pollution

Published VoxEU article arguing that air pollution policy needs to focus on people, not places


Fiscal Policy

Gave a talk to Illinois state legislators about how to finance infrastructure.


Workplace Wellness

Published Scientific American article describing results of the Illinois Workplace Wellness Study


COVID-19

Gave talk to the Chicago Union League Club describing the economic consequences of the US COVID-19 pandemic (2020)


Health Care

Gave a talk at the Champaign Public Forum about health care reform (2017)


Economic Policy

Published law review article describing economic policy during President Biden’s first 100 days




Recent Publications

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HONORS & AWARDS

R.C. Evans Data Analytics Fellow 2020–2022
NIHCM Foundation Health Care Research Award Winner 2020
iHEA Kenneth J. Arrow Award for Best Paper in Health Economics 2020
Upjohn Institute Early Career Research Award 2017
University of Illinois List of Teachers Ranked Excellent/Outstanding 2014–2015, 2018–2020