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FA 2010
Economics
ECON 438 - Economics of Health Services
Section 001
Credits: 3
Waitlist Capacity: unlimited
Enforced Prerequisites: ECON 401 with a grade of at least C- or graduate standing.
Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor: Joyce,B Patrick

 
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This course analyzes problems of efficient production and the equitable distribution of health-related services. Health care policy-oriented material with comprehensive review of microeconomic theory in the context of supplier-dependent consumer decisions, third-party payers, and not-for-profit producers.
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ISBN: 0321594576 Health economics, Author: Charles E. Phelps., Publisher: Addison-Wesley 4th ed. 2010
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ISBN: 9780143115267 Nudge : improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness, Author: Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein., Publisher: Penguin Books Updated ed 2009
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