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313.655.01
Microeconomic Models in Public Health III

Course Status
Cancelled

Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2014 - 2015
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Friday, 1:30 - 3:20pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

313.653 and 313.654

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.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe the core concepts in health economics and some standard empirical techniques employed in the literature
  2. Apply comparative statics to health economic problems
  3. Create their own models of health economic phenomenon
  4. Produce advanced articles in health economics literature
Multiterm
Final grade applies to all terms
Enrollment Restriction
no undergraduates permitted in this course