Syllabus/achievement requirements

Book

Zweifel, P., Breyer, F., Kifman, M., 2009. Health Economics. Springer, Dordrect.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2: Main content – no details required

Chapter 3: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 (no details required), 3.5

Chapter 4: Main content – no details required

Chapter 5: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6

Chapter 6: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6 Skip 6.3.1.2, 6.4.1.4, 6.4.2.1, 6.4.2.2 , 6.4.2.3

Chapter 7: 7.1, 7.2 (skip 266 (From “Risk adjustment with imperfect indicators of risk types”) – 276), 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6)

Chapter 8

Chapter 9: Skip details in 9.3.3

Chapter 10: Skip details in 10.3.2.3

Chapter 11: Main content only – no details required

Articles and Handout

Arrow, K. E., 1963, Uncertainty and the welfare economics of medical care, American Economic Review 53, 941 973. Subscription

Hey, J.D., Patel, M.S., 1983. Prevention and cure? Or: is an ounce of prevention better than a pound of cure? Journal of Health Economics 2, 119-138. Subscription

Kornai, J. and K. Eggleston: Welfare, choise and solidarity in transition, 2001. Cambridge University Press. Pp. 47-99. Handout

OECD: Health at a glance 2009 - OECD indicators. OECD, Paris. Subscription

OECD Health Policy Studies, 2010. Value for money in health spending. OECD, Paris. Subscription

Siciliani, L., Iversen, T., 2011. Waiting times and waiting lists. In A. Jones (ed): The Elgar Companion to Health Economics (E. Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham), forthcoming.

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