Economics

ECON5815Health Economics3 ch (3C)

Discuss and analyse the health economics literature. A set of topics is selected by the instructor for consideration. Selected topics may include demand theory and measurement as applied to health care markets, production and supply theory (in the context of health markets), health economic evaluation methods, managed competition approaches to health care, and public policy analysis. Other topics may be introduced in accordance with the instructor's priorities, or the specific interests of the students. 

Prerequisites: ECON 4013 and ECON 4625 or permission of the instructor.