| Dozent/in |
Lukas Kauer, PhD |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Seminar |
| Code |
FS251118 |
| Semester |
Frühjahrssemester 2025 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Gesundheitswissenschaften |
| Studienstufe |
Master |
| Termin/e |
Do, 20.02.2025, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, Inseliquai 10 214
Do, 06.03.2025, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, Inseliquai 10 214
Do, 13.03.2025, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, Inseliquai 10 214
Do, 20.03.2025, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, Inseliquai 10 214
Do, 27.03.2025, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, Inseliquai 10 214
Do, 03.04.2025, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, Inseliquai 10 214
Do, 10.04.2025, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, Inseliquai 10 214
Do, 17.04.2025, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, Inseliquai 10 214
Do, 01.05.2025, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, Inseliquai 10 214
Do, 08.05.2025, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, Inseliquai 10 214
Do, 15.05.2025, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, Inseliquai 10 214
Do, 22.05.2025, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, Inseliquai 10 214
Do, 12.06.2025, 14:00 - 15:30 Uhr, HS 4 (Prüfung) |
| Umfang |
2 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Inhalt |
In this seminar we compare different health care systems across the globe. Health policy typically has three goals: health, wealth, and equity. However, there is an inherent tradeoff between the three goals so they can never be maximized together. We analyze from an economic perspective how different countries choose to organize and regulate health insurance markets to tackle the many market failures (e.g., adverse selection, moral hazard, monopoly rents, oversupply of medical services). The first part of the seminar will focus on theory and basic concepts. We will set up a framework with which we analyze the different systems worldwide. In the second and main part, every student is expected to present one system based on this framework. |
| Lernziele |
- Understand the key characteristics of international health care markets and the economic problems associated with these characteristics.
- Describe systematically how health care markets are organized and identify root causes of market failures.
- Analyze the role of government in health financing and service delivery and identify the root causes of government failures. |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Begrenzung |
This course is limited to 16 participants. The limitation will be administered via MOODLE according to chronological order of the registrations. From 3 February 2025 (noon) on it will be possible to register via MOODLE. As soon as 16 participants have registered, the registration window will close automatically. If the course is already full and you would like to be put on the waiting list, please send an email to the lecturer to ask to be put on the wait list.
Priority will be given to students of the Master in Health Sciences and students who completed classes in health economics and health systems. |
| Anmeldung |
https://elearning.hsm-unilu.ch/course/view.php?id=840 |
| Prüfung |
Students are required to give a presentation and write an exam. The grades from these two requirements will be weighted together with the student’s participation in class (see the weights below).
IMPORTANT: In order to earn credits and participate at the exam registration via Uni Portal within the exam registration period is MANDATORY. Further information: www.unilu.ch/en/study/courses-exams-regulations/health-sciences-and-medicine/exams/ |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
Student presentation (60%), exam (30%), class participation (10%) / 3 Credits
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| Hinweise |
Teaching methods:
In the first part, the lecturer will give a presentation on the theory and basic concepts. In the second part, students will present and guide a discussion. |
| Hörer-/innen |
Nein |
| Kontakt |
lukas.kauer@unilu.ch |
| Material |
Slides will be provided during class. |
| Literatur |
Bhattacharya, Jay; Timothy Hyde and Peter Tu (2014), Health Economics, Palgrave Macmillan, New York.
Sloan, Frank A. and Chee-Ruey Hsieh (2017), Health Economics, MIT Press, Cambridge, London.
Getzen, Thomas E. (2013) Health Economics and Financing, 5th Edition, Wiley.
McGuire, Thomas G. and Richard van Kleef (eds) (2018), Risk Adjustment, Risk Sharing and Premium Regulation in Health Insurance Markets: Theory and Practice, Elsevier Publishing, London, San Diego.
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