9th Edition
The Economics of Health and Health Care
Part I: Basic Economic Tools 1. Introduction 2. Microeconomic Tools for Health Economics 3. Statistical Tools for Health Economics Part II: Population Health 4. Production of Health 5. Demand for Health Capital 6. Economic Efficiency and Cost-Benefit Analysis 7. Disparities in Health and Health Care 8. The Health Economics of Bads 9. Pandemic Economics Part III: Supply and Demand 10. The Production, Cost, and Technology of Health Care 11. Consumer Choice and Demand Part IV: Information and Insurance Markets 12. Asymmetric Information and Agency 13. Demand and Supply of Health Insurance 14. The Organization of Health Insurance Markets 15. Managed Care Part V: Key Players in the Health Care Sector 16. Hospitals and Long-Term Care 17. The Physician’s Practice 18. Health Care Labor Markets and Professional Training 19. The Pharmaceutical Industry Part VI: Social Insurance 20. Equity, Efficiency, and Need 21. Government Intervention in Health Care Markets 22. Social Insurance 23. Comparative Health Care Systems 24. Health System Reform
Biography
Sherman Folland was Professor Emeritus of Economics at Oakland University, USA.
Allen C. Goodman is Professor Emeritus of Economics at Wayne State University, USA.
Miron Stano is Professor Emeritus of Economics and Management at Oakland University, USA.
Shooshan Danagoulian is Associate Professor of Economics at Wayne State University, USA.
