Course Overview

In this seminar students will explore a varitiey of current topics in health economics. Students will get an overview of institutional characteristics of the market for and public policy towards health care. The topics will cover both empirical and theoretical contributions. Students will prepare their seminar papers in the first half of the semester and present their papers in the second half of the semester. Further course details will be given at the introductory meeting.

Learning Achievement

Qualification targets: Students will have the possibility to acquire the necessary knowledge and methodological skills for the successful completion of a master thesis in health economics and related fields. To this aim students will prepare a term paper based on current themes in the field of health economics. Imparted soft skills: Analytical thinking, Independent studying and learning, Project/time management, Literature research and documentation, Presentation of scientific results, Presentation techniques/language competencies, Team work and capacity for team work, Critical thinking

Competence

Course prerequisites

None: However, sufficient proficiency in microeconomics and microeconometrics in order to be able to read and understand the current international theoretical or empirical literature is strongly recommended.

Grading Philosophy

65 % Term paper (15 pages); 35 % Presentation and discussion (20 min)

Course schedule

Week1: Introduction Week2: followed by Week3 to the Final Week

Course type

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

apl. Prof. Ansgar Wübker

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