The Economics of Health and Health Care

ISBN-13: 9781032309866 / Angielski

Sherman Folland; Allen C. Goodman; Miron Stano

Opis

The Economics of Health and Health Care is the market-leading health economics textbook, providing comprehensive coverage of all the key topics, balancing economic theory, empirical evidence, and public policy.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Microeconomic Tools for Health Economics 3. Statistical Tools for Health Economics 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 10. The Production, Cost, and Technology of Health Care 11. Consumer Choice and Demand 12. Asymmetric Information and Agency 13. Demand and Supply of Health Insurance 14. The Organization of Health Insurance Markets 15. Managed Care 16. Hospitals and Long-Term Care 17. The Physician’s Practice 18. Health Care Labor Markets and Professional Training 19. The Pharmaceutical Industry 20. Equity, Efficiency, and Need 21. Government Intervention in Health Care Markets 22. Social Insurance 23. Comparative Health Care Systems 24. Health System Reform

O autorze

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.