Module code: ECN369
Credits: 15.0
Semester: SEM1
Contact: Dr Francesca Cornaglia
Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN224 or take MTH5120 or take POL269 or take POL272
This module covers the application of economic principles to the study of health. Topics will include the demand for health care and its supply; issues in health care finance, including uncertainty, insurance, and the rationale for public and private provision; the extent to which welfare economics can be applied to health, including definitions of inequality and the links between inequalities in income and health; overview of reforms of the health care sector; and evaluation of health care treatments (cost effectiveness and cost utility analysis).
Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 80.0% Coursework, 20.0% Practical
Level: 6