Information about the modules
Module (6 Credits)
Inequality in Health
- Name in diploma supplement
- Inequality in Health
- Responsible
- Prof. Dr. Martin Karlsson
- Admission criteria
- See exam regulations.
- Workload
- 180 hours of student workload, in detail:
- Attendance: 60 hours
- Preparation, follow up: 60 hours
- Exam preparation: 60 hours
- Duration
- The module takes 1 semester(s).
- Qualification Targets
Students taking this course will
- become familiar with quantitative measurement and decomposition methods for analysing health and income inequality.
- learn about health inequalities related to socioeconomic status, poverty, and economic development, and how these vary over time and across countries.
- deepen their theoretical understanding of these relationships.
- Acquire knowledge of prevalent empirical research designs for analysing health inequality, including practical experience in their application.
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the policy implications of empirical studies on health inequality, and their broader impact on the economy and society.
- Relevance
The association of health and social status is widely recognized. As this phenomenon is often regarded as being undesirable from a normative point of view, the evaluation of its causes and effects has a high relevance from a policy perspective.
- Module Exam
Final written exam on the teaching materials covered in lectures and tutorials (usually 60-90 min.).
- Usage in different degree programs
- Elements
Lecture with integrated exercise (6 Credits)
Inequality in Health
- Name in diploma supplement
- Inequality in Health
- Organisational Unit
- Lehrstuhl für VWL, insb. Gesundheitsökonomik
- Lecturer
- Prof. Dr. Martin Karlsson
- Cycle
- winter semester
- SPW
- 4
- Language
- English
- Participants at most
- no limit
- Participants
- see module
Preliminary knowledge
Good knowledge of econometrics required.
Abstract
The students gain a sound knowledge of the theory and empirical contributions in the area of inequality in health.
Contents
- Measurement, Decomposition and Quantitative Analysis of Inequality
- Poverty and Health
- Income Inequality and Health
- The Emergence of a Social Gradient in Health
- Distributive Justice and Health
Literature
Examples for relevant literature:
- Almond, D.; Currie, J.; Duque, V. (2018). Childhood Circumstances and Adult Outcomes: Act II. Journal of Economic Literature, 56(4), 1360–1446
- Dalgaard, C.-J, L.; Strulik, H. (2011). Optimal Aging and Death: Understanding the Preston Curve. SSRN Electronic Journal 12: 672-701.
- Galama, T., Lleras-Muney, A., & Kippersluis, H. (2018). The Effect of Education on Health and Mortality: A Review of Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Evidence. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance.
Teaching concept
Die Veranstaltung entspricht einem Vorlesungsanteil von 2 SWS und einem Übungsanteil von 2 SWS.