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313.653.01 MICROECONOMIC MODELS IN PUBLIC HEALTH I

Term: 1st term
Credits: (2 credits)
Contact: Bradley Herring
Academic Year: 2012 - 2013
Course Instructor:
Description:

Covers seminal publications in health economics and is targeted towards advanced Ph.D. students. Describes theoretical models in health economics for the determinants of health and demand for healthcare services, the foundations for cost-effectiveness analysis, the supply of healthcare services in competitive, monopolistic, and government-regulated markets, and the provision of private and public health insurance.

Student Evaluation: Class participation, student presentations and a paper due at the conclusion of the four-term sequence
Learning Objective:

Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to: 1.Describe the core theoretical concepts in health economics. 2. Apply mathematical techniques to derive an equilibrium from a theoretical model. 3. Apply comparative statics to each equilibrium to observe how the outcome changes when underlying model's parameters change. 4. Create new models of health economic phemomenon suitable for publication in the health economics literature.

Location: Baltimore
Class Times:
  • Friday 1:30 - 3:20
Enrollment Minimum: 10
Instructor Consent: Consent required for all students

all students must obtain consent from instructor
For consent, contact: bherring@jhsph.edu
Prerequisite:

Health Economics I and II, 313.641 and 313.644
Auditors Allowed: Yes, with instructor consent
Grading Restriction: Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
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