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Unit of study_
ECOS3017: Health Economics
The purpose of this unit is to introduce the student to the methods of health economics and demonstrate how these methods can be applied to analyse issues in health policy and management. This unit will teach the student to use economic analysis to understand critical issues in health care and health policy. Topics covered include the institutions of the Australian system of health care and health statistics, evaluation techniques, production of health, demand for health care and technology, moral hazard and adverse selection in health insurance markets, health labour markets, including physician-patient interactions, managed care, regulation and payment systems for providers, comparative health systems, the pharmaceutical industry, health policy and social insurance.
| Code | ECOS3017 |
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| Academic unit | Economics |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate problem solving skills
- LO2. demonstrate written communication skills
- LO3. employ technologies effectively in gathering information from written, oral, and electronic sources
- LO4. manage, analyse, evaluate and use information efficiently and effectively
- LO5. analyse and understand issues in health economics and policy.
Unit outlines
Unit outlines will be available 1 week before the first day of teaching for the relevant session.
- Semester 2, 2023 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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