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ECON 6820 - Health Economics and Policy I

Study the economic theory of health and health care, and its applications. Topics include the measurement and determinants of health; economics of uncertainty, adverse selection, and moral hazard; economic models of demand for healthcare and demand for insurance; key markets in the healthcare sector such as physicians, hospitals, and insurance companies; policy effects on the matching between health care demand and supply; and political economy and organizational reform in medical care.

Prerequisite:  ECON 6720  and ECON 6740 ; or permission of instructor.

When Offered: FALL TERM ANNUALLY

Graded: GRADED

Credit Hours: 3


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