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An application of microeconomic and empirical tools to the study of health and medical care. The topics covered will include market failures arising from asymmetric information, the demand for and production of health, provision of health insurance, and government involvement in the medical care system.
ECON338 focuses on the application of microeconomic and empirical tools to the study of health and medical care. A solid knowledge of intermediate-level microeconomic theory (a pass in ECON207) is a pre-requisite.The topics covered include the differences between health care markets and other markets (with a special emphasis on imperfect and asymmetric information), the demand for health and medical care services (derived demand for health care, supplier-induced demand etc.), the production of health and the economic explanations for the behaviour of medical care providers (incentives of different payment mechanisms, regulation of entry, cost-containment strategies), and issues surrounding the provision of health insurance (adverse selection and moral hazard in particular). The course also considers the role of and economic justification for government involvement in the medical care system and encourages students to think critically about health care decisions and policies.
The objectives of the course are to teach you how to employ microeconomic theory to understand and analyse health care markets.
ECON207 RP: ECON208
ECON208
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Andrea Menclova
The ‘45% rule’ does not apply to this course. That is, student does not need to reach 45% weighted average across invigilated assessments. Please refer to https://learn.canterbury.ac.nz/course/view.php?id=7744 for further information.Assessment in Te Reo MāoriIn recognising that Te Reo Māori is an official language of New Zealand, the University provides for students who may wish to use Te Reo Māori in their assessment. If you intend to submit your work in Te Reo Māori you are required to do the following:Read the Assessment in Te Reo Māori Policy and ensure that you meet the conditions set out in the policy. This includes, but is not limited to, informing the Course Coordinator 1) no later than 10 working days after the commencement of the course that you wish to use Te Reo Māori and 2) at least 15 working days before each assessment due date that you wish to use Te Reo Māori.
Folland, Sherman , Goodman, Allen C., Stano, Miron; The economics of health and health care ; Eight edition; Routledge, 2017.
Domestic fee $946.00
International fee $4,363.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Department of Economics and Finance .