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Economics of Health Systems and Policy Documents Summer 19

June 25th Material

Econ HSP Summer 19 Syllabus

July 2nd Material

Uncertainty & the Welfare Economics of Medical Care
The Nature of the Commodity "Health Care" and its Efficient Allocation

July 9th Material

Economic Foundations of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Using Cost-effectiveness to Address Health Equity
Health Equity Revisited

July 16th Material

The Market for "Lemons"
Efficiency in Production vs Selection
Measurement Costs

July 23rd Material

Transaction Cost Economics: The Natural Progression
Economics of Organizations
Payment Mechanisms,Non Price Incentives,& Org Innovation in HC

July 30th Material

Institutions
Beyond Markets and States: Polycentric Governance of Complex Economic Systems

August 6th Material

Behavioral Economics and Health Care
Prospect Theory

August 13th Material

Liberatrian Paternalism
Nudge,Choice Architecture and Libertarian Paternalism
A Theory of Rational Addiction
An Economic Theory of Cigarette Addiction