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HEALTH ECONOMICS

EIB3005 HEALTH ECONOMICS
3 Credits

Pre-requisite None

Learning At the end of the course, students are able to:
Outcomes
1. explain how economic principles apply to health related issues;
2. analyse the costs and benefits of various health care choices; and;
3. examine public policies on health care from an economic perspective

Synopsis This course will discuss about health, healthcare and health policy from the
microeconomic perspective. Topics include the demand and supply of health
services, production and costs of healthcare, structure of the medical market,
healthcare systems and institutions, role of government in health services and
health insurance.

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References 1. Phelps C.E (2006), Health Economics, 3 edition, Addison Wesley
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2. Santerre R.E & Neun S.P (2007), Health Economics, 4 edition, Thomson
South Western

Soft Skills CS1, CS2, CS3

Assessment Continuous Assessment : 40%
Final Examination : 60%

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