I'm a master's student at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago, where I focus on applied microeconomics and study how economic policy and institutional design shape firm behavior, investment, and market structure across sectors. My principal area of interest is antitrust and competition policy, particularly in U.S. markets.

I am also a research assistant for the Initiative on Enabling Choice and Competition in Health Care Markets under Tomas Philipson and Casey Mulligan at the Department of Economics. Health economics has long been an interest of mine. In 2025, at the University of Edinburgh, I worked with Public Health Scotland to produce prevalence forecasts of 8 major diseases for their Whole System Model. The project is available on my GitHub.

Outside of academics, I am a long-time fan of classical music and jazz—I frequent the CSO and the Green Mill—and I enjoy long walks on the Lakefront Trail. I drink a lot of English tea, a byproduct of having spent the greater part of the past three years in the U.K., and I travel with friends when I can. I am also a great Marvel fan, especially of Spider-Man and Daredevil. 

If you’d like to connect, you can either see my LinkedIn at left, or email me at cyrusseyrafi@uchicago.edu.