ECON8039 Health Economics
| Offered By | School of Economics |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Economics |
| Offered in | First Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
Demand for health and health care, theory of consumer behaviour and demand for health insurance, moral hazard and adverse selection, production of health and health care, including economic models of hospitals and hospital cost analysis, public choice approaches to issues in the health sector, output budgeting and economic evaluation of health care programs. |
| Course Classification(s) | AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. |
| Areas of Interest | Economics |
| Eligibility | At least an average of 65% (or equivalent) in the final two years of an Australian undergraduate degree with introductory level courses in Economics, Statistics and Econometrics |
| Prescribed Texts |
See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=ECON8039 |
| Preliminary Reading |
See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=ECON8039
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| Indicative Reading List |
See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=ECON8039 |
| Programs | Graduate Certificate in Actuarial Studies, Graduate Diploma in Applied Economics, Graduate Diploma in Economic Policy, Graduate Diploma in Economics, Master of Applied Economics, Master of Economic Policy, Master of Health Economics, and Master of Economics |
| Other Information |
For further information please refer to http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=ECON8039 |
| Academic Contact | See: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=ECON8039 |
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