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Gies research shaping national air pollution policy conversation
A recent white paper from the Cato Institute, a prominent libertarian think tank, cites research from Gies finance faculty Tatyana Deryugina, Nolan Miller, David Molitor, and Julian Reif.
Study: Unfavorable FDA inspection outcomes associated with fewer future drug shortages
A common belief held that regulatory citations against drug manufacturing facilities led to drug shortages. A new study by Gies Business researchers Iris Wang and Gopesh Anand contradicts this belief.
Economist Julian Reif unpacks the “Economics of Clean Air” and its profound impact on Illinois
Reif, whose research explores the intricate relationship between health, pollution, and economic factors, shed light on Illinois' air pollution trends, their associated risks, and potential policy solutions.
Study: Erasing medical debt has little impact on financial health, credit access
Four Gies faculty studied the effects eliminating medical debt from credit reports and find no evidence doing so affected consumers’ credit scores or borrowing behavior.
Paper: AI-human task-sharing could cut mammography screening costs by up to 30%
The most effective way to harness the power of artificial intelligence when screening for breast cancer may be through collaboration with human radiologists — not by wholesale replacing them.
New analytics-driven framework aims to improve care of chronic disease
The study aimed to improve diabetes care by developing a predictive and prescriptive framework for allocating health care encounters more effectively, especially for socioeconomically and demographically diverse populations.
Southern California grapples with economic fallout from historic wildfires
Experts from Gies College of Business warn that the road to recovery will be long, with significant challenges to the local economy, housing market, and insurance industry.
Wildfires affecting lives even a thousand miles away
A study out of the University of Illinois Gies College of Business details the health risks posed by smoke plumes that have traveled across the country in the days following wildfires.
Gies researchers cited in latest CBO Climate Change Report
The CBO estimates that the under the likely scenario (a three-degree warming trend), the GDP will decrease by four percent, wildfires would be five times greater, and damage from routine flooding would total $250 billion.
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