Course Details
Country:
United Kingdom
Institution:
University of Leicester
Course Title:
Economics of Health
Course Number:
EC3082
Course Description:
Upon completion of this module, a typical student will be able to:
- Describe methods for measuring “health” and the implications for economic policies.
- Demonstrate the use of canonical models of health supply and demand.
- Define moral hazard and adverse selection and describe their implications for the provision of health
insurance.
- Use economic theory to analyse health policy prescriptions in popular literature.
- Read and critique academic literature on the economics of health.
- Outline common issues in the measurement of the relationship between health status and labour market
or socio-economic status outcomes.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
ECON 374
Course URL:
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2022/EC3082
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