Theoretical Health Economics

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Author: Hans Keiding ISBN: 9789813227835
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: July 24, 2017
Imprint: WSPC Language: English
Author: Hans Keiding
ISBN: 9789813227835
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: July 24, 2017
Imprint: WSPC
Language: English

As a relatively young discipline, health economics as it appears today contains many features which can be traced back to its beginnings. Since it arose in the interface between the medical sciences and economics, the way of dealing with problems were often influenced by traditions which were well-established in the medical profession, while the classical way of thinking of economists came was filtering through at a slower pace. This means that much of both teaching and research in health economics puts the emphasis on collecting and analysing data on health and healthcare as well as on public and private outlays on healthcare. This is an extreme useful and worthwhile activity, and much new and valuable information is produced in this way, but occasionally there is a need for in-depth understanding of what is going on, rather than an estimated equation which comes from nowhere. This is where economic theory can offer some support.

The present book is an introduction to health economics where the emphasis is on theory, with the aim of providing explanation of phenomena as far as possible given the current level of economics.

Contents:

  • Health and Healthcare: What is It?
  • Demand for Health and Healthcare
  • Supply of Healthcare
  • Paying for Healthcare
  • Health Insurance
  • Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
  • Regulating the Healthcare Sector

Readership: Undergraduate and postgraduate economics students looking for an introductory text on health economics.

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As a relatively young discipline, health economics as it appears today contains many features which can be traced back to its beginnings. Since it arose in the interface between the medical sciences and economics, the way of dealing with problems were often influenced by traditions which were well-established in the medical profession, while the classical way of thinking of economists came was filtering through at a slower pace. This means that much of both teaching and research in health economics puts the emphasis on collecting and analysing data on health and healthcare as well as on public and private outlays on healthcare. This is an extreme useful and worthwhile activity, and much new and valuable information is produced in this way, but occasionally there is a need for in-depth understanding of what is going on, rather than an estimated equation which comes from nowhere. This is where economic theory can offer some support.

The present book is an introduction to health economics where the emphasis is on theory, with the aim of providing explanation of phenomena as far as possible given the current level of economics.

Contents:

Readership: Undergraduate and postgraduate economics students looking for an introductory text on health economics.

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