Objectives and competences
1. Consolidation of the concepts of market failure.
2. Consolidation of the concept of role of the government (state) in the economy.
3. Consolidation of the concept of role of the government (state) in the economy (specifically in the health sector).
Content (Syllabus outline)
The role of government (state) in the economy and in the health sector;
Market failures and government (state) interventions in the health sector;
The main economic analysis of the health and health care (supply, demand, costs, efficiency);
Economics of social insurance;
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Active individual and/or group work
Readings
Rosen, S.H., & Gayer, T. (2014 or earlier). Public Finance, 10th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Irwin. (Selected chapters).
Folland, S., Goodman A.C., & Stano M. (2017 or earlier). The Economics of Health and Health Care. 8th Edition. Routledge. (Selected chapters).
Gruber, J. (2022 or earlier). Public Finance and Public Policy. Seventh Edition. Macmillan Learning. (selected chapters).
Phelps, C.E. (2017). Health Economics. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. (Selected chapters).
