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| Semester | fall semester 2022 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers | Stefan Felder (stefan.felder@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The market for health care does not conform to the textbook model of perfect competition. Furthermore, competition often takes place in regulated settings. In the hospital sector, the DRG system can be regarded as a form of yardstick competition. The lecture examines several agency problems of medical providers’ behavior. We consider physicians’ role in cost control, quality provision, patient access and referral decision. For each scenario, we examine the implications for the design of optimal payment. |
| Learning objectives | - To give students understanding of microeconomic models in health economics - To make students competent in principle‐agent models |
| Bibliography | Zweifel, P./ Breyer, F./Kifmann, M., Health Economics, 2nd edition, Springer, 2014. |
| Weblink | Weblink |
| Admission requirements | recommended: 10602 Advanced Microeconomics, resp. 31960 Microeconomics and Psychology of Decision Making (formerly: Advanced Economic Theory) |
| Course application | Registration: Please enrol in the Online Services. EUCOR-Students and students of other Swiss Universities have to enrol at the students administration office (studseksupport1@unibas.ch) within the official enrolment period. In order to get access to ADAM in time, it is best to enrol before the course starts though. Enrolment = Registration for the exam! |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Wednesday | 08.15-09.45 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S15 HG.31 |
| Modules |
Module: Field Electives in Economics and Public Policy (Master's Studies: Economics and Public Policy) Module: Insurance of Persons (Master's Studies: Actuarial Science) Module: Policy Field: Health and Labor (Master's Studies: Economics and Public Policy) Specialization Module: Markets and Public Policy (Master's Studies: Business and Economics (Start of studies before 01.08.2021)) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Global Ageing and Health (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Written exam: 14.12.22; 8:15-9:45. WWZ S15: A-Z. |
| 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 |