PBHLTH 237F
Doctoral Seminar in Health Economics
The seminar is required for all first and second-year students in the PhD Program in Health Policy. This seminar focuses on health economics. Students critically examine empirical research focused on moral hazard, adverse selection, modeling demand, cost-effectiveness analysis, market influences, provider payment, behavioral economics, and benefits design in health care and public health.
Topics
- a) To provide an initial exposure to the major economic theories and frameworks relevant to the study of health policy and health services research. b) To introduce key empirical methodologies used by economists. c) To critique empirical studies conducted from the methodological perspectives typically applied by economists. d) To provide overall socialization to the norms and values of the component disciplines as well as the health policy and health services research field as a whole.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027