HP4B7E Half Unit
Advanced Health Economics
This information is for the 2024/25 session.
Teacher responsible
Prof Alistair Mcguire COW 2.02
Availability
This course is available on the Executive MSc in Health Economics, Policy and Management. This course is not available as an outside option.
Course content
The course will cover: international comparisons of health care expenditure, health care insurance, contract theory applied to the health care sector (including principal-agent theory and incentive payment mechanisms), equity in health care, health behaviour and an introduction to econometric analysis applied to health care data.
Teaching
This course will be delivered as a combination lectures, workshops and student presentations, totalling a minimum of 19 hours.
Formative coursework
1500 word essay
Indicative reading
Culyer, A.J., and Newhouse, J.P., (eds.), 2001, Handbook of Health Economics Volumes 1A &1B, (North-Holland, Amsterdam); Zweifel, P. and Breyer, F., 1997, Health Economics, (OUP, Oxford).
Assessment
Essay (100%, 3000 words).
Student performance results
(2020/21 - 2022/23 combined)
| Classification | % of students |
|---|---|
| Distinction | 55.1 |
| Merit | 34.8 |
| Pass | 7.9 |
| Fail | 2.2 |
Key facts
Department: Health Policy
Total students 2023/24: Unavailable
Average class size 2023/24: Unavailable
Controlled access 2023/24: No
Value: Half Unit
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