This course provides a broad overview to the field of health economics with direct applications to current health policy issues by reading selected empirical papers. Health economics is a field which uses economic tools to study how decisions about health and medical care are made in a health care system, and analyze resources allocation in a market with insurance. This course will be held in two forms: one week of lecture and one week of seminar so that the doctoral students enrolled in the class can have active participation in learning through oral presentation of related research. The main topics covered in this course include: (1) theory of consumer demand and producer behavior; (2) concept of uncertainty, adverse selection, and moral hazard in the health economy; (3) the demand and supply of health insurance and compare major health care systems; (4) key players in the health care sector and the role of government regulation on health care provision.
B. 建立學術研究社群,創造與傳播公共衛生新知。
C. 積極參與國民健康議題,推動健全的公共衛生體制。
開課年度 | 課程碼 | 分班碼 | 課程名稱 (超連結為課程大綱) |
學分數 | 英語授課 | 授課教師 |
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0103/1 | T880200 | 健康經濟學特論 | 2.0 | Y | 古鯉榕 |