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74283-01 - Lecture: Advanced Health Economics (6 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2025 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Armando N. Meier (armando.meier@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This advanced health economics course details the key theoretical models and empirical methods used in health economics. The course covers, among others, the demand for healthcare, health insurance design, vaccination behavior, behavioral health economics, and causal inference in health economics. It examines both positive and normative questions using microeconomic theory and econometric methods. The course places a strong emphasis on hands-on learning through the replication of existing research studies and doing cost-benefit analyses, providing students with an opportunity to apply their knowledge and analytical skills. The goal is that the students have the tools necessary to critically analyze and contribute to the ongoing discourse in health economics research and practice |
| Learning objectives | Learning the fundamentals of health economics theory, causal inference methods, and current research topics. |
| Bibliography | See syllabus |
| Admission requirements | Completed Bachelor in Business and Economics or equivalent. Strongly recommended, but not required: 12036 Econometrics and 41957 Advanced Econometrics. |
| Course application | Registration: Please enroll in the Online Services (services.unibas.ch); Eucor-Students and mobility students of other Swiss Universities or the FHNW first have to register at the University of Basel BEFORE the start of the course and receive their login data by post (e-mail address of the University of Basel). Processing time up to a week! Detailed information can be found here: https://www.unibas.ch/de/Studium/Mobilitaet.html After successful registration you can enroll for the course in the Online Services (services.unibas.ch). Applies to everyone: Enrolment = Registration for the course and the exam! |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Thursday | 14.15-18.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S14 HG.32 |
Dates
| Modules |
Module: Field Electives in Economics and Public Policy (Master's Studies: Economics and Public Policy) Module: Policy Field: Health and Labor (Master's Studies: Economics and Public Policy) Module: Specific Electives in Labor Economics, Human Resources and Organization (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Specialization Module Global Europe: Global Ageing and Health (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Presentations and written exam |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |