Environment and public health
Topics Covered in This Course:
In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
Introduction.
Microeconomic tools for health economics.
Statistical tools for health economics.
The production of health.
In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
The production, cost, and technology of health care.
Demand for health capital.
Demand and supply of health insurance.
Consumer choice and demand.
In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
Asymmetric information and agency.
Imperfect information: sid and sav.
The organization of health insurance markets.
Managed care.
In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
Nonprofit firms.
Hospitals and long-term care.
Health care labor markets and professional training.
The pharmaceutical industry.
In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
Equity, efficiency, and need.
Government intervention in health care markets.
Government regulationprincipal regulatory mechanisms.
Social insurance.
Comparative health care systems and health system reform.
The health economics of bads.
Epidemiology and economics: aids in africa.
The tools of economic evaluation.