K2SP 3900 - Economics of Health and Care: Insights from the French System and Beyond — Pedagogical Programmes and Course Directory

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Description

This course introduces key concepts in health economics and health-system organization. It covers definitions of health, demographic and epidemiological transitions, and the determinants of rising healthcare needs. Students learn the economic frameworks behind health spending, insurance mechanisms, and system incentives. The course compares international health-system models, examines provider payment and hospital financing, and explores pharmaceutical innovation and regulation. It concludes with the challenges of building sustainable health systems in the face of demographic, economic, and environmental pressures.

Students will have an opportunity to develop critical awareness of those health policies through lectures, critical analysis of key documents and substantive discussion.

Prerequisites

No prerequisite.

One compulsory reading prior to the course: Uncertainty and the Welfare Economics of Medical Care, Kenneth J. Arrow, The American Economic Review, Volume 53, Issue 5 (Dec., 1963), 941-973.

Teaching format

Course material will be shared on Google Drive.

Assessment

2 exams:

3 short answer questions. Expectation is a concise and factual response.

1 extended written response question. It will require students to recall material given in the course and use the concepts to solve a public policy issue.

1 bonus point for the student’s participation.

Workload

5 required readings: one prior to the course, 4 to be read before the indicated sessions in the syllabus.

Readings

Main readings 5

Abdel R. Omran, “The Epidemiologic Transition: A Theory of the Epidemiology of Population Change”, The Milbank Quarterly, Vol. 83, No. 4, 2005 (pp. 731–57)
David Cutler, Angus Deaton and Adriana Lleras-Muney, “The Determinants of Mortality”, The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Summer, 2006, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 97-120
Kenneth J. Arrow, “Uncertainty and the Welfare Economics of Medical Care”, The American Economic Review, Volume 53, Issue 5 (Dec., 1963), 941-973.
Matjasko JL, Cawley JH, Baker-Goering MM, Yokum DV., “Applying Behavioral Economics to Public Health Policy: Illustrative Examples and Promising Directions”. Am J Prev Med. 2016 May
Siegfried G. Karsten, “Health Care: Private Good vs. Public Good”, The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Apr., 1995, Vol. 54, No. 2 (Apr., 1995), pp. 129-144

Teaching units

Unit no.	Unit type	Teaching units	Teachers	Number of hours	Credits
58731	Cours magistral	Economics of Health and Care: Insights from the French System and Beyond	Yannick LE GUILLOU, Juliette BERTHE	24	4

K2SP 3900 - Economics of Health and Care: Insights from the French System and Beyond