Advanced Health Economics
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ECON3077 | School of Economics | 3 | 20 | Spring China |
- Code
- ECON3077
- School
- School of Economics
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring China
Summary
This module adopts the approach of general equilibrium analysis and macro view to explore how health system as a whole operates and the associated impact on the macroeconomy. A health system is a complex of many functions including financing, delivery, regulation, and payment method. Around the world, health systems are very diverse. Specifically, this course is designed to address four basic questions surrounding the substantial variations in health systems across countries: 1) Why are health systems so diverse in the world? 2) What are the key factors in shaping and accounting for the differences in health systems among countries? 3) What are the consequences of such differences? 4) Why are health systems so dynamic in the sense that countries seem always in the process of reforming their health systems?
Prerequisite: basic knowledge of health system and economic theory are required.
Please note this module is assessed at the end of in Autumn semester. First sit/ Resit exams are scheduled normally in the summer and can take the same form as the missing/ failed component of the assessment (exam, essay etc.) or other form, as decided by the School.
Target Students
Year 4 Economics students or others with an interest in health behavior and health systems.
Classes
- One 3-hour lecture each week for 10 weeks
Assessment
- 25% Coursework 1: Group essay
- 75% Exam 1 (2-hour): 1.5 hours written exam
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
The goal of this course is to understand better the key features of the evolution of health care systems and health care reform across countries, including how health systems are constructed; the political, economic, multicultural, social, and historical contexts of their development; and the outcomes of each system on various segments of the society.Learning Outcomes
A2 Apply core economic theory and economic reasoning to applied topics.
A6 Extensive knowledge and skills in specific specialisms in economics.
B4 Be able to frame analysis of problems, identifying which parameters should be taken as fixed and why they might change.
C1 Discuss and analyze government policy.
C4 Understand the context in which a problem is to be addressed.
D2 Communicate effectively and clearly in written and oral formats.
D4 Show that they can work effectively in a team.
Conveners
- Ms Yang Li