| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Apply the basic tools of economics to different components of the health care system
- Examine the demand for health and health care, as well as the supply of health care
- Understand the fundamental characteristics of health insurance
- Examine health and health care disparities, health externalities, and government intervention in health care.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | ECO205, ECO212 |
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| Course Description | This course aims to introduce students to the field of health economics, enabling them to better understand the key problems and potential solutions in this field. Topics covered include the demand for health and health care, the supply of health care, disparities in health and health care, the characteristics of health insurance, the pharmaceutical industry, health externalities, and government intervention in the health care industry. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to Health Economics; Demand for Health Care |
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2nd Week |
Production of Health; Demand for Health Capital (The Grossman Model) |
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3rd Week |
Disparities in Health and Health Care |
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4th Week |
The Health Economics of Bads |
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5th Week |
Demand for Health Insurance |
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6th Week |
Adverse Selection |
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7th Week |
Midterm |
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8th Week |
Moral Hazard |
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9th Week |
Production, Cost and Technology of Health Care |
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10th Week |
Supply of Health Care (Physicians, Hospitals) |
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11th Week |
Pharmaceutical Industry |
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12th Week |
Health Externalities, and Government Intervention in the Health Care Market |
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13th Week |
Health Care System in Turkey |
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14th Week |
Student Presentations |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Sherman Folland, Allen C. Goodman, Miron Stano, and Shooshan Danagoulian. 2024. The Economics of Health and Health Care. 9th Edition. New York: Routledge
Jay Bhattacharya, Timothy Hyde, and Peter Tu. 2014. Health Economics. Palgrave Macmillan
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Presentation of Article |
1 |
15 |
| Total(%) |
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55 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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55 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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45 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
25 |
25 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Presentation (including preperation) |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Total Work Load | 151 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5.03 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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