ECON 456Topics in Health Economics

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Economics

When it runs

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course explores the theories and models developed to study the health and health-care sectors from an economic viewpoint. The course will focus on the economic tools necessary to evaluate the efficiency of the market for, and the efficient allocation of scarce resources in, health and health care. Examples of possible topics to be covered are the nature of the market, supply and demand of health care, asymmetries of information, externalities, principal-agent relationships, insurance, and cost-benefit analysis.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
  - ECON393 - Market Failures (0.50)
- Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
  - ECON323 - Econometric Analysis 2 (0.50)
  - STAT221 - Statistics (Non-Specialist Level) (0.50)
  - STAT231 - Statistics (0.50)
  - STAT241 - Statistics (Advanced Level) (0.50)
- Complete 1 of the following
  - Enrolled in H-Economics, 4G-Economics, or H-Mathematical Economics (BMath)
  - Enrolled in an Honours program

Antirequisites

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Leads to

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Fall 2017

Oct 28, 2017 Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

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Sep 10, 2017 Anyone took ECON 456? or had Lori Curtis as prof? 0 points, 1 comment

u/builderbob2: “I am somewhat interested in the course but was wondering if anyone took it + I wonder how Lori Curtis is”

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