Brief Course Description
1. Course Title:
Economics of health and healthcare
2. Language of Instruction:
Tiếng Việt
3. Course Code:
MAN502142
4. Credits:
3
5. Course Objectives:
-This course is an introduction to the field of health economics. The course will study in detail a number of economic models, including models of health, health care demand and insurance demand. The main focus is on the economic concepts that health economists use to analyze health and health care markets. The second objective of the course is to learn how to evaluate and interpret empirical findings in health economics. Students will analyze in detail a number of articles, and spend a lot of time understanding econometric models.
6. Brief Description of Course Content:
Health Economics is an applied field of study that allows for the systematic and rigorous examination of the problems faced in promoting health for all. By applying economic theories of consumer, producer and social choice, health economics aims to understand the behavior of individuals, health care providers, public and private organizations, and governments in decision-making.
Health economists apply the theories of production, efficiency, disparities, competition, and regulation to better inform the public and private sector on the most efficient, cost-effective and equitable course of action. Such research can include the economic evaluation of new technologies, as well as the study of appropriate prices, anti-trust policy, optimal public and private investment and strategic behavior.