Department of Economics
ECON312: Health Economics
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Lecturer in charge |
Associate Professor Glenn Jones |
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Availability |
D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year |
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Unit Outline |
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Description
The focus of this unit is on the application of economic analysis to health markets. 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.