Introduction to Economics with Applications to Health and Development

Harvard HSPH

This course provides an overview of the microeconomic theories and concepts most relevant for understanding health and development. Each week of the course will cover basic concepts in economics with an application to health.It describes how the markets for health and health services are different from other goods, with a particular emphasis on the role of government and market failure. In addition it discusses the theoretical and empirical aspects of key health economics issues, including…