Health Economics

MODULE 1 Economic rationale for Government intervention Monopoly power Public goods Externalities Other rationales for Government intervention Forms of Government financing of health services Tax Policy Commodity taxes and subsidies The health economics of bads

Good knowledge of English language.

Compulsory reading S. Folland, A. Goodman, and Stano, M. (2017). The Economics of Health and Health Care, 8th ed. Routledge Chapter 2. Microeconomic Tools for Health Economics Chapter 18. Equity, Efficiency, and Need Chapter 19. Government Intervention in Health Care Markets Chapter 23. The Health Economics of Bads Francesco Forte (2010). Principles of Public Economics: A Public Choice Approach, E.Elgar Chapter 3. Public Wants and Public Goods

The course shall be delivered in standard modality.

"in attendance" mode

The examination consists of an oral examination. Students attending the course may be assessed during the course.

Compulsory reading for the the course, if possible, will be available at: https://elearning.uniroma1.it/mod/folder/view.php?id=370570

The course shall be delivered in standard modality.