Uwe reinhardt biography of williams

German economist

Uwe Ernst Reinhardt (September 24, 1937 – November 14, 2017) was a professor of political economy at Princeton University and held several positions in the healthcare industry.^[2][3] Reinhardt was a prominent scholar in health care economics and a frequent speaker and author on subjects ranging from the war in Iraq^[4][5] to the future of Medicare.

Biography

Reinhardt was born 1937 in Osnabrück, Germany, and later emigrated to Canada, where he received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Saskatchewan.^[6] He later received a Ph.D.

in economics from Yale University^[6] in 1970, with a thesis titled "An Economic Analysis of Physicians' Practices" under the supervision of Richard Ruggles.^[1] He taught courses in economic theory and policy, accounting, and health economics and policy.

Reinhardt's scholarly work focused on economics and policy and included more far-