Objectives and competences
In this course students:
1. Consolidate and upgrade basic theoretical knowledge about the role of the government (state) in the economy and specifically in the health sector.
2. They learn how market failures affect the health sector and the government's (state) response.
3. Learn to use of the basic tools of economic analysis of health and health care.
4. Know to analyze the social insurance with economic analysis tools.
Content (Syllabus outline)
1. The role of government (state) in the economy and in the health sector
2. Market failures and government (state) interventions in the health sector
3. The main economic analysis of the health and health care (supply, demand, costs, efficiency)
4. Economics of social insurance
Learning and teaching methods
- lectures,
- tutorial,
- active individual and/or group work.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding:
Students:
1. Acquire deeper understanding of market failures with specifics in the health sector and the government (state) interventions.
2. Know to apply health and health care economic analysis tools.
3. Gain economic understanding of social insurance.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Cognitive/Intellectual skills:
1. Acquire the ability to analyze and synthesize basic theoretical and empirical knowledge in the field of public sector and health economics.
Key/Transferable skills
1. Develop skills and abilities for independent upgrading of acquired knowledge.
Practical skills:
1. Acquire knowledge for the economic interpretation of current issues in the field of health, health care and social insurance.
Readings
Temeljna študijska literatura (Compulsory textbooks):
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)
Dodatna študijska literatura (Additional textbooks):
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)
Additional information on implementation and assessment Type (examination, oral, coursework, project):
Written examination 100%
