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Health Economics

By Peter Zweifel , Friedrich Breyer , Mathias Kifmann (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2009
ISBN
9783540278047, 3540278044
DOI
10.1007/978-3-540-68540-1
Open Library ID
OL23702940M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2641386 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
529\550
Topic
Economy
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Economics general; Public Health/Gesundheitswesen;

Description

Health Economics presents a systematic treatment of the economics of health behavior and health care delivery. Appropriate both for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of economics, this text provides the background required to understand current research, presenting theoretical models as well as empirical evidence and summarizing key results. Without neglecting ethical concerns, modern microeconomic theory is applied to formulate theoretical implications and predictions. Issues discussed include the economic valuation of life and health, moral hazard in health care utilization, supplier-induced demand, the search for remuneration systems with favorable incentives, risk selection in health insurance markets, and technological change in medicine.

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