Health Economics - Softcover

Bhattacharya, Jay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 113702996X ISBN 13: 9781137029966

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2013

Synopsis

Health Economics introduces students of economics, public health, and medicine to the modern field of health economics.

The book emphasizes the link between economic theory and health policy, and covers both the established models of health insurance and the dilemmas that policy makers currently face.

Features include:

* Broad scope, featuring comparative health policy and empirical examples from around the world
* Topical issues such as the obesity epidemic, economic epidemiology, socioeconomic health disparities, and behavioral economics
* The latest research including the Oregon Medicaid Experiment and the potential impacts of US health reform

Student-friendly, Health Economics is written in an engaging, lively style, enhanced by cartoons and images that relate the principles of health economics to everyday life. It also offers hundreds of exercises to help solidify and extend understanding.

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Review

A very thorough introduction to health economics, combining the important theoretical literature from economics, including neighboring fields, with an account of the actual systems which allocate medical care in its various dimensions. – Kenneth J. Arrow, Stanford University, USA, and Nobel Prizewinning economist

With a readable, breezy style and a deft touch at explaining sophisticated concepts, Health Economics approaches health and health care from a uniquely modern and engaging economic perspective. This book should have very broad appeal. – Alan Garber, Harvard University, USA

This comprehensive and up-to-the-minute book offers an engaging introduction to the complex subject of health economics, covering every aspect of the market. I look forward to using this book in the classroom. – Janet M. Currie, Princeton University, USA

An exceptionally rich and comprehensive undergraduate textbook that covers the traditional building blocks of health economics and addresses pertinent policy questions. This book is a must for health economics courses throughout the world. – Maarten Lindeboom, VU University, the Netherlands

Book Description

A new, up-to-date, international approach that combines sound pedagogy, economic rigor and policy-theory integration, balanced with striking visual images, humorous captions, and narrative anecdotes

Edition details

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 113702996X
• ISBN 13: 9781137029966
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 620