Academic Catalog

ECON404 HEALTH ECONOMICS

Course Code: 3110404
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Economics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. ÝLHAN CAN ÖZEN
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 3110201 , 3110202
The course set above should be completed before taking ECON404 HEALTH ECONOMICS .

Course Content

Stylized facts about world health distribution, health care provision, health care insurance, adverse selection, informational asymmetries in health, technological change in the health care industry, externalities in health care markets, demand of health care, human capital and health.