ECON 3460

Introduction to Health Economics

0.5 credit · Undergraduate

Health as an economic good: demand and need; supply and cost. Public health and personal health care. Alternative health-care delivery systems: financing, performance, quality, and cost effectiveness.

2023

Readings

The main textbook for this course is: Hurley, J. E. (2018). Health Economics (1st edition). ISBN: 9780070916487.

Prerequisites & course information

Prerequisite(s): ECON 1001 or ECON 1000 or FYSM 1003 . Lectures three hours a week.

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
Section A ↗2023