THE ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ECON 301 , ECON 311 , or PUB AFFR 880 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Specify the types of economic decisions health care players make in different markets. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Apply micro economic models and tools to study economic decisions in the healthcare system and understand their implications. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Evaluate empirical evidence from health care literature that involves cost, access, and quality of care considerations for the different health care players. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Describe the basic institutional structure of the US healthcare market and how it compares to markets in other countries. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Identify types of data necessary for testing specific hypotheses involving health care player behavior. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Specify the types of economic decisions health care players make in different markets. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Apply micro economic models and tools to study economic decisions in the healthcare system and understand their implications. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Evaluate empirical evidence from health care literature that involves cost, access, and quality of care considerations for the different health care players. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Describe the basic institutional structure of the US healthcare market and how it compares to markets in other countries. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Identify types of data necessary for testing specific hypotheses involving health care player behavior. Audience: Graduate