Economics of Health Care in Canada

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course will apply economic analysis to current issues in the delivery system for health care services in Canada. It will deal with such topics as the structure of the health care industry; economic costs of diseases, disability and premature death; pricing problems and social returns from public investment; incomes of health care practitioners; economic efficiency in the health care industry; benefit-cost analysis of various health care programs. Requisite Courses: ECON-2101 [prerequisite(s)].