HRP256
Economics of Health and Medical Care
Health Research and Policy
MED - School of Medicine
Course Description
Institutional, theoretical, and empirical analysis of the problems of health and medical care. Topics: demand for medical care and medical insurance; institutions in the health sector; economics of information applied to the market for health insurance and for health care; economics of health care labor markets and health care production; and economic epidemiology. Graduate students with research interests should take ECON 249. Prerequisites: ECON 50 and either ECON 102A or STATS 116 or the equivalent. Recommended: ECON 51.
Cross Listed Courses
Grading Basis
MOP - Medical Option (Med-Ltr-CR/NC)
Min
5
Max
5
Course Repeatable for Degree Credit?
No
Course Component
Discussion
Enrollment Optional?
Yes
Course Component
Lecture
Enrollment Optional?
No
This course has been approved for the following WAYS
Social Inquiry (SI)
Does this course satisfy the University Language Requirement?
No
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