730A24 · 7.5 credits · Advanced level (A1N) · Nationalekonomi
Health Economics and Ethics
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About the course
Aim
After completion of the course the students should at an advanced level be able to: - analyse and apply theories and methods of health economics - interpret and critically assess health economic evaluations and their role in public policy - critically discuss ethical principles of health care decision making - analyse and integrate economic, political and ethical policy issues related to health care.
Content
The course covers traditional health economic theory and methods, and introduces emerging topics in health economics. The course also includes in-depth study of a contemporary topic in health economics that the teacher and the student decide together.
The course content includes: * The demand and supply of health care * Market failures in health care * Cost effectiveness analysis * Measurement of quality of life * Decision analytic modelling * Ethical implications of health care decision making * Justice theories related to health care
- Examiner
- Martin Henriksson
- Main field of study
- Nationalekonomi