Economics of Health and Medical Care (BIOMEDIN 156, BIOMEDIN 256, HRP 256)

ECON
126
Section Number
1
Institutional, theoretical, and empirical analysis of the problems of health and medical care. Topics: demand for medical care and medical insurance; institutions in the health sector; economics of information applied to the market for health insurance and for health care; economics of health care labor markets and health care production; and economic epidemiology. Graduate students with research interests should take ECON 249. Prerequisites: ECON 50 and either ECON 102A or STATS 116 or the equivalent. Recommended: ECON 51.
Grading
Medical Option (Med-Ltr-CR/NC)
Requirements
WAY-SI
Units
5
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Course Tags
Health Care Policy - Gateway
Legal and Regulatory Intervention - Electives
Science and Technology Policy - Electives
Health Care Policy
Development and Growth Policies
Academic Year
Quarter
Spring