Health Economics

1.5 credits · Graduate

Overview of the field of economic epidemiology, the study of how behavioural response and policy intervention influence the spread of communicable disease. Topics may include biological and behavioural compartment models of the spread of disease, the relationships between disease, economic growth and other economic outcomes, the economics of antimicrobial resistance, and evaluation of policies intended to reduce spread of disease, such as vaccination, mask mandates and lockdowns.