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| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2018 |
| Angebotsmuster | Jedes Frühjahrsem. |
| Dozierende | Günther Fink (guenther.fink@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | This class examines health issues in developing countries from the standpoint of applied economics. Specific topics include: (1) identifying the bi-directional relationship between health and economic growth; (2) understanding key economic challenges to improving individual and global health; and (3) recognizing differences between optimal health decisions from an individual, national and global perspective. We will examine the empirical evidence in support of interventions affecting health, including the success and failure of interventions that target infant mortality, diarrhea, worms, AIDS, and malaria. We will also investigate the role of health insurance as well as different approaches to deliver health care in resource-constrained settings. |
| Bemerkungen | Prof. Günther Fink is Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Household Economics at the University of Basel, Head of the Household Economics and Health Systems Research Unit at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Basel, and Adjunct Professor of International Health Economics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, as well as a Master’s in applied economics from the University of Michigan. |
| Weblink | Weblink to ADAM |
| Teilnahmebedingungen | Familiarity with intermediate economic theory and econometrics—including consumer theory, income and substitution effects, producer theory, experimental design, instrumental variables, and difference-in-differences estimation is required. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Registration: Please enrol in MOnA. Enrolment = Registration for the exam! A deregistration is possible by email to Studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch until 7 May, 2018. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Global Ageing and Health (Masterstudium: European Global Studies) Vertiefungsmodul International Trade, Growth and the Environment (Master Wirtschaftswissenschaften) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Semesterendprüfung |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Class Structure: This class is centered on two or three readings from the health and economics literatures chosen for each session. The instructor will go over the readings in class, present key theoretical and empirical elements and expects students to challenge the methods and findings of the papers presented. Grading: The grade of this class has the following three components: Class participation: 30 percent Final exam: 70 percent Class participation: Students are expected to have read articles on the reading list prior to class, and to be able to 1) answer specific questions about these articles and 2) critically assess the general approach and message of the articles discussed. written exam: 30.05.18; 16:15-17:45. The final exam will be a closed-book in-class exam and will include true/false/uncertain questions as well as short-answer questions that test the understanding of the readings covered in class. You can still withdraw from the examination by submitting a completed, signed form to our office from 27.03.18 until 06.04.18 / 12:00 o’clock. Withdrawals sent by email will not be accepted. You will find the examination withdrawal form on the Homepage of the Student Dean’s Office. Prior to 26.03.18, please only use MONA for withdrawing. The exam rooms will be published up to 25.05.18. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: Studiendekanat |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | 1-6 0,1 |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät / WWZ, studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät |