Advanced Health Economics II

3.0 credits

This course demonstrates how basic economic concepts, principles, and theories can be used to think about and illustrate various health care issues. The objectives of the course are to further develop expertise in modeling the behavior of economic agents in the health care system; understanding of the operations of the health care system; critical reading skills of the health services and health economics literature; and experience in designing, directing, and conducting a health services research study. Prerequisites: Microeconomics (ECO 207 or ECo 471), Health Economics I and calculus