K2SP 3910 - Health and Wealth: How to Think About Health Investments in the 21st Century

K2SP 3910 · Semestre de printemps 2025-2026

Informations

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.

 Class participation and discussion20%

 Mid-term written exam)40%

 Final paper or presentation (policy brief or analytical essay40%

Active engagement with readings and case materials is essential.

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.
World Bank (2004). World Development Report: Making Services Work for Poor People.

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.
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

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N° d'UP	Type d'UP	Unités pédagogiques	Enseignants	Nombre d'heures	Crédits
58945	Cours magistral	Health and Wealth: How to Think About Health Investments in the 21st Century	Agnès SOUCAT	24	4