ECON 355: Health Economics

Course Description

Using microeconomic concepts and statistics, this course provides a comprehensive overview of health care markets and determinants of health in high-income countries, particularly the U.S. Even though there is a degree of overlap with health services research, public health, and clinical medicine, the thrust of this course is economic. Topics include the demand and supply of health services, public and private approaches in financing health care and the application of cost-benefit analysis to the provision of healthcare. Prerequisites:ECON 202. Recommended:ECON 302or other quantitative methods course. (AY). (AY).