Intro to Health Economics

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This is an introductory course to the field of health economics. Students will learn to apply concepts from introductory and intermediate microeconomics to problems that are faced in health and medical care. The focus is on individual demand for medical care; health insurance; markets for, and institutional features of, health care providers; measuring and pricing quality, and healthcare reform. Through the combination of reading, lectures, class discussions, critical review of papers, and case studies, students without prior coursework in health economics will acquire the core competencies in health economics research.