Health Economics

3 credits · Graduate School

Conceptual and empirical analysis of the origins of health attributes; joint investments in skill and health capitals; health-related consumption and lifestyles; the value of health, life, and medical innovation; the demand for health insurance; and the supply of health care. Applied econometrics methods, with a particular emphasis on comparisons among alternative methods used in health economics research. Prerequisite: 8110 and 8310. [3]