Economics 340 - Economics of Health

The course provides an overview of the economics of health and of health care with special attention to the roles of market failure, equity, and policy. Economics of Health will apply the tools of economics and quantitative analysis to understanding the structure, performance, and problems of health and the health care sector. Students will develop institutional knowledge and analytic tools needed to contribute to public policy debates about health and health care.

Open to students whose primary major is ECON, ENRE (previously Resource Economics), STPEC, or MGRECON. ECON103/RESEC102/ECON203RE202 Open only to Primary majors in ECON/STPEC/ENRE/MGRECON until April 21, then open to all majors.