University of Technology Sydney

23912 Research in Health Economics

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UTS: Business: Economics
Credit points: 0 cp

Subject level:

Postgraduate

Result type: Pass fail, no marks

There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Anti-requisite(s): 23922 Research in Health Economics

Description

This subject is a PhD level health economics. This subject develops research techniques for exploring how population health is determined in an economy, how healthcare markets operate, and the role of the government in healthcare, with emphasis on the application of economic theory and econometric analysis. It discusses recent research to equip students with frontier knowledge.

Subject learning objectives (SLOs)

Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
1. Reflect on the operation of healthcare markets and the role of the government in healthcare
2. Theorise application of economic theory to current health policy debates
3. Evaluate contemporary health economics research

Contribution to the development of graduate attributes

This subject enables students to develop a comprehensive knowledge in a field of study. More specifically, it contributes to the development of the following graduate attributes:

  • Business knowledge and concepts
  • Critical thinking and analytical skills
  • Business practice oriented skills

Teaching and learning strategies

The subject will be taught using a combination of lecture and discussion. Students will read from texts and articles appropriate to the selection of topics.

Content (topics)

  1. Demand for health and healthcare
  2. Supply of healthcare
  3. Demand for insurance, adverse selection, and moral hazard
  4. Technology, innovation, and price of healthcare
  5. Health policy
  6. Behavioural health economics

Minimum requirements

Students must complete to a satisfaction level the requirements of the agreed learning contract.

Required texts

There is no required textbook for this course. Lecture slides will be uploaded on UTSOnline before the class meets.

References

  1. Bhattacharya, J., Hyde, T., and Tu, P. (2013) Health Economics. Red Globe Press.
  2. Pauly, M., McGuire, T., and Barros, P. (2011) Handbook of Health Economics, Volume 2. North Holland.

Further specific references will be provided for each topic.