K2SP 3910 - Health and Wealth: How to Think About Health Investments in the 21st Century
K2SP 3910 · Spring semester 2025-2026
- Language of tuition
- English
- Course type
- Cours magistral
- Number of hours
- 24
- Credits
- 4
Information
Description
This course explores the interconnections between health and economic policies from a
global and historical perspective. Drawing on over two centuries of experience, it examines
how markets and governments have shaped health outcomes and access to care. Through
case studies, empirical evidence, and policy analysis, students will develop an understanding
of how investments in health contribute to human capital formation, economic growth, and
social welfare.
The course also considers how contemporary challenges, from pandemics to climate
change, require new models of health investment and governance to promote both
individual well-being and collective prosperity.
Assessment
Active engagement with readings and case materials is essential.
Readings
Main readings 5
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Deaton, Angus (2016). The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality. Princeton University Press.
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Jamison, Summers et al. (2024). Global Health 2050: The Path to Halving Premature Death by Mid-Century. The Lancet.
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Soucat, Agnes et al. (2019). Common Goods for Health. Health Systems Reform.
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WHO and World Bank (2019). Primary Health Care on the Road to Universal Health Coverage.
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World Bank (2004). World Development Report: Making Services Work for Poor People.
Further readings 5
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Hall P. A and Lamont M. (2009) Successful societies. Cambridge University Press.
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Nonvignon et al. (2024). Making Development Assistance Work for Africa: From Aid- Dependent Disease Control to the New Public Health Order.
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Papanicolas et al. (2022). Health System Performance Assessment: A Framework for Policy Analysis. European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
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Soucat, A., Scheffler, R., & Adhanom, G. (2013). Health Labor Markets in Africa. The World Bank.
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Whitmee A., Haines A et al Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health The Lancet
Teaching units
| Unit no. | Unit type | Teaching units | Teachers | Number of hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58945 | Cours magistral | Health and Wealth: How to Think About Health Investments in the 21st Century | Agnès SOUCAT | 24 | 4 |
Teachers
- Agnès SOUCAT
In the curricula
- Double master avec HEC - Cours de Spécialité - Semestre 4 (2025-2026)ÉCOLE D'AFFAIRES PUBLIQUES (EAP)
- MASTER IN EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, POLICY STREAM GLOBAL HEALTH, SEMESTER 2 : 2025-2026ÉCOLE D'AFFAIRES PUBLIQUES (EAP)
Contacts and resources
- Contact
- SCHITTONE Delphine