LECTURE PLAN: FUNDAMENTALS IN HEALTH ECONOMICS (SPRING 2013)
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DATE WEEK |
TIME |
Lecturer Hours |
TOPICS |
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19.08 |
10.15 –12.00 |
Sverre Grepperud 3 h. |
INTRODUCTION: Calculus Perfect competition Market power Eeconomic efficiency and allocative efficiency; Market failures. |
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28.08 |
9.15 – 12.00 |
Sverre Grepperud 3 h |
DEMAND FOR HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE: The Neo-classical model The Grossmann-model Depreciation Discounting |
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04.09 |
9.15 – 12.00 |
Sverre Grepperud 3 h |
THE SUPPLY OF HEALTH CARE: GP behaviour Supply-induced demand Hospital behaviour Hospital reimbursement Hospital regulation Quality in health care |
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11.09 |
9.15 – 12.00 |
H.O Melberg 3h |
HEALTH INSURANCE Risk, risk aversion, demand for insurance Problems related to adverse selection and moral hazard Implications for efficiency of markets and empirical importance
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18.09 |
9.15 – 12.00 |
H.O Melberg |
REGULATION OF HEALTH CARE MARKETS Types of regulation Costs and benefits Detailed example: Pharmaceutical industry |
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25.09 |
9.15 – 12.00 |
H.O Melberg 3 h |
TRADE-OFFS AND PRIORITIES Market allocation vs. Non-market allocation Efficiency vs. Equity Normative vs. Positive Key normative principles |
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Lectures take place at Kristian Nygårds Hus |