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PHP 1480 - Introduction To Public Health Economics |
This course builds an understanding of the healthcare delivery and financing systems from a health economics perspective. It will draw examples that illustrate the production of and demand for health, healthcare, and health insurance. The goals of the course are twofold. First, it will provide the basic intuition of the fundamental economic models such as health production, demand for healthcare and demand for insurance. Second, it will introduce key empirical findings in the public health economics literature. Emphasis will be placed on key theoretical insights as well as practical and public health policy implications.
0.000 OR 1.000 Credit hours 0.000 OR 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Discussion Section/Conference, Lab, Primary Meeting Public Health Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: Behavioral & Social Health Sci Biostatistics Epidemiology Epidemiology Biostatistics Epidemiology Health Services Research Statistics Biostatistics Public Health Public Health Prerequisites: Undergraduate level PHP 0310 Minimum Grade of S or Undergraduate level PHP 0320 Minimum Grade of S |
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