Description

This course will examine the application of economic principles to policy-relevant questions in the area of health and healthcare. Topics will include applied health economics, economic correlates to health and economic models. The course focuses on applied analysis of the relationship between economic activity and environmental problems. Different methodologies of making environmental scenario studies are discussed at an intermediate level. Methodologies that will be dealt with include linear programming, partial equilibrium, input-output, computable general equilibrium and neo-classical growth modelling.

Program

MBA

Objectives

• • Explain the content of the different health economic evaluation methods discussed in the course. • Explain advantages and drawbacks with the different methods and discuss which method that would be preferable in a given situation. • Review economic evaluations that have been done in health care and discuss strengths and weaknesses in those evaluations. • Explain and assess empirical studies from international journals. • Analyse theoretical background of applied environmental economic optimization models. • Construct and evaluate environmental economic models. • Design an applied environmental-economic model, appraise policy scenarios in GAMS, and discuss the results in a scientific paper. • Independently make a written plan for a health economic evaluation of a specific intervention in healthcare.