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EC386 Introduction to Health Economics and Policy

Course Supervisor

Dr Carmen A. Li
Email: carma@essex.ac.uk
Room 5B 311
Office Hours:
Autumn Term: Thursday 2pm-4pm
Spring Term: Monday 3pm-5pm
EC386 lectures:
Spring Term
: Monday 2pm-3pm in 5B.105 and Thursday 4pm-5pm in 5B.111
EC386 classes:
Spring Term
: Friday 10am-11am in 5B.111

EC386 Module Materials

  • Online module directory entry for EC386
  • Module Outline

    Lecture Notes

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2.The production and demand for health
  • 3.The demand for medical care
  • 4. Health insurance and health care financing
  • 5.Imperfect information in medical care
  • 6. Production, costs, technology and market structure
  • 7. Hospitals and long term care
  • 8. The physician's practice
  • 9.The pharmaceutical industry
  • 10.Government intervention in health care

    Classes

    Formative Assessment
    To be announced

  • Questions

    Term Paper
    Deadline: 12:00 noon Friday 04 May 2012

  • Titles

    Revision

  • Revision Lecture
  • Link to past No previous examination question papers for EC836 (University username and password required).

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