Health Economics (PH-0255)

Spring 2024 · PH 0255 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

We don’t get to have everything we want. That basic truism applies to people and to firms - and it applies even more so to healthcare issues. We have some resources - time, materials, talent, factories, energy, land, etc. - and we have some things we’d like - health care services, public health infrastructure, medical research, etc. People differ in what sorts of goods and services they value most, and in their wealth and health. Some organizations are better than others at transforming inputs into things we’d like. Throughout most of the world today, markets play a key role in deciding what goods and services get produced, who produces them, and who consumes them. Few issues resonate in health policy debates as deeply ask the question of how well markets serve these roles. PH 0255 investigates how markets serve these roles, the efficiency and social justice implications of market operations, and the primary rationales for health policy interventions.

Course codes: PH-0255, PH 0255, PH0255, PH-255, PH 255, PH255

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