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Health Economics

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Description for Health Economics Paperback. Offers sound pedagogy, economic rigor and policy-theory integration. It focuses on building intuition alongside appropriate mathematical formality, translating mathematical language into accessible economic narrative. It includes material on socioeconomic disparities in health, the obesity epidemic, and behavioral health economics. Num Pages: 624 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 60 black & white halftones, 71 black & white tables, 18 f. BIC Classification: KCQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 193 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1172.

Comprehensive in coverage this textbook, written by academics from leading institutions, discusses current developments and debates in modern health economics from an international perspective. Economic models are presented in detail, complemented by real-life explanations and analysis, and discussions of the influence of such theories on policymaking. Offering sound pedagogy and economic rigor, Health Economics focuses on building intuition alongside appropriate mathematical formality, translating technical language into accessible economic narrative. Rather than shying away from intellectual building blocks, students are introduced to technical and theoretical foundations and encouraged to apply these to inform empirical studies and wider policymaking. 

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Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137029966
SKU
V9781137029966
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99-50

About Jay Bhattacharya
Jay Bhattacharya is an Associate Professor at Stanford University, School of Medicine, USA. Timothy Hyde is a doctoral student at Yale University, USA. Peter Tu is a doctoral student at Harvard University, USA.

Reviews for Health Economics
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 ... Read more

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