Introduction To Global Health Economics & Finance

This course provides an examination of the economic architecture and financial mechanisms that underpin health and healthcare in the Global South. Moving beyond basic theory, students critically analyze how financial flows, economic incentives, and market failures shape health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).The course is divided into seven two-week modules. It begins with the macro-level evolving “architecture" of global health financing before drilling down into microeconomic principles, the dynamics of poverty, and specific disease burdens. A unique focus is the integration of behavioral economics —a key research area of the instructor— and how human behavior, economic incentives, and rational choice intersect with epidemiological models and outcomes.