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Topics in Health and Social Policy


Dozent/in Prof. Dr. Stefan Boes; Dr. sc. Kathryn Ann Dawson-Townsend; Dr. Samuel Lordemus; Dr. rer. pol. Renate Susanna Strobl; Dr. oec. publ. Harry Telser; Dr. Cornel Kaufmann
Veranstaltungsart Masterseminar
Code HS221636
Semester Herbstsemester 2022
Durchführender Fachbereich Gesundheitswissenschaften
Studienstufe Master
Termin/e Do, 22.09.2022, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 12
Mo, 05.12.2022, 08:15 - 16:00 Uhr, Inseliquai 10 214
Umfang 2 Semesterwochenstunden
Inhalt In this seminar, students will explore various topics in health and social policy. Examples range from the demand and supply side of health care markets, and the behavior of key actors like physicians and hospitals, to insurance, government regulation, market design, and inequities and disparities. Based on articles published in scientific journals, students will prepare a term paper and present it in class. Students will also be asked to discuss another student’s work. Further details on the topics, the expectations towards the term paper, the oral presentation, and the discussion will be given during the introductory meeting.
Schlagworte Nachhaltigkeit
Lernziele i) to use economic reasoning and understand empirical techniques to analyze problems in health and social policy,
ii) to be familiar with main research themes in the field,
iii) to evaluate and draw conclusions from current scientific literature,
iv) to practice scientific presentation and discussion on a competitive academic level on different topics.
Voraussetzungen Grade 4.0 or better
Sprache Englisch
Anmeldung https://elearning.hsm-unilu.ch/course/view.php?id=571
Prüfung Term paper (50%), presentation of paper (30%), discussion of another student’s paper/presentation (20%).
Abschlussform / Credits Term paper (50%), presentation of paper (30%), discussion of another student’s paper/presentation (20%). / 3 Credits
Hinweise Teaching methods:
Seminar with introductory session and student presentations/discussions.

Prerequisites:
Health Economics, Quantitative Methods
Hörer-/innen Nein
Kontakt stefan.boes@unilu.ch
Material Scientific articles and selected book chapters
All teaching material will be provided via the e-learning platform moodle