Economics of Health Improvement in Developing Countries (HRP 227, MED 262)

5 credits · Undergraduate

Application of economic paradigms and empirical methods to health improvement in lower-income countries. Emphasis is on unifying analytic frameworks and evaluation of empirical evidence. How economic views differ from public health, medicine, and epidemiology; analytic paradigms for health and population change; the demand for health; the role of health in international development. Approved field credit for the ECON BA and Minor Programs. Students MUST take ECON section in order to count this class for ECON field credit (crosslistings will NOT count).