Veranstaltungen

Lecture with integrated exercise

Health Economics: The Demand for Health and Health Care Payments

Name in diploma supplementHealth Economics: The Demand for Health and Health Care Payments
Organisational Unit Lehrstuhl für VWL, insb. Gesundheitsökonomik (http://www.goek.wiwi.uni-due.de/)
LecturersProf. Dr. Martin Karlsson
SPW4LanguageEnglish
Cyclewinter semesterParticipants at mostno limit

Preliminary knowledge

Good knowledge of microeconomics required.

Abstract

This course covers several basic health economic concepts, focusing especially on health care demand and payment schemes in health care systems. Students should be ready for a rigorous application of microeconomic models.

Contents

  • Economic Evaluation of Life and Health
  • Individual Health Production
  • Empirical Evidence on Individual Health Production
  • Peculiarities of Health and Health Care Goods and their allocative consequences
  • Payment Systems: Regulating Incentives for Health Care Providers
  • Risk-Selection and Competition between Health Insurers

Literature

  • Zweifel, P. / Breyer, F. /Kifman, M.  (2009): Health Economics, 2nd edition, Springer, Berlin.

Teaching concept

Die Veranstaltung entspricht einem Vorlesungsanteil von 2 SWS und einem Übungsanteil von 2 SWS.

Participants

  • GOEMIK-Ma-2016 > Pflichtbereich > (1st-2nd Semester, Compulsory) Modul "Health Economics: The Demand for Health and Health Care Payments"
  • LA-gbF-kbF-BK-Ma-2014 > Masterprüfung in der kleinen beruflichen Fachrichtung > Sektorales Management > Wahlpflichtbereich Kleine berufliche Fachrichtung "Sektorales Management" > (1st-3rd Semester, Elective) Modul "Health Economics: The Demand for Health and Health Care Payments"
  • MedMan-MedGW-Ma-2014 > Wahlpflichtbereich I > Bereich Gesundheitsökonomie > (1st-3rd Semester, Elective) Modul "Health Economics: The Demand for Health and Health Care Payments"
  • MedMan-WiWi-Ma-2014 > Wahlpflichtbereich I > Bereich Gesundheitsökonomie > (1st-3rd Semester, Elective) Modul "Health Economics: The Demand for Health and Health Care Payments"
  • VWL-Ma-2009-V2013 > Wahlpflichtbereich I > (1st-3rd Semester, Elective) Modul "Health Economics: The Demand for Health and Health Care Payments"
WIWI‑C0943 - Lecture with integrated exercise: Health Economics: The Demand for Health and Health Care Payments