Economics of Healthcare Markets
Master Degree in Policy Evaluation
Master Degree in Health Economics
6 cfu, a.y. 2024/25
Teaching period
First semester: 23 September 2024 - 12 December 2024
Class hours
Monday: 12.00-14.00, Room 1D (VI floor)
Wednesday: 12.00-14.00, Room Steve (V floor) - only for 9 cfu
Thursday: 12.00-14.00, Room 1D (VI floor)
Office hours
Please, write to flaviana.palmisano@uniroma1.it to make an appointment.
Prerequisites
The course is designed for students with good knowledge of intermediate microeconomics and macroeconomics.
Programme
Motivations for Economic Regulation
Natural Monopoly and Regulation
Alternative solutions to Natural Monopoly
The Regulation of Potentially Competitive Markets
Motivations for Social Regulation
Environmental Regulation
Safety Regulation and Patents
Regulation in the health sector
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Suggested Readings
Economics of Regulation and Antitrust, W. Kip Viscussi, Joseph E. Harrington and John M. Vermon, Fourth Edition, MIT Press (chapters 1-2-3-4-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-19-20-21-22-24).
Available at Biblioteca Federico Caffè (https://web.uniroma1.it/dip_ecodir/en/facilities/library)
Public Finance and Public Choice: Analytical Perspectives. John Cullis and Philip Jones, third edition, Oxford University Press (chapters 1-2-5).
Available at Biblioteca Federico Caffè (https://web.uniroma1.it/dip_ecodir/en/facilities/library)
The Economics of Health and Health Care, Sherman Folland, Allen C. Goodman, Miron Stano, 8th Edition, Routledge (chapters 13-17-24).
Available at Biblioteca Federico Caffè (https://web.uniroma1.it/dip_ecodir/en/facilities/library)
Lecture slides and additional readings are provided during the course through Classroom (google suite platform). The code to access the platform will be provided during the courses. Please, register using the institutional e-mail address.
Topics and readings may be added or deleted as the term progresses.
The final program will be available at the end of the course.
Grading
Attending Students:
Paper presentation (50% of final mark). Students are required to present a paper to the class. The paper will be assigned at the beginning of the course.
Final exam (50% of final mark). Students are required to answer two questions among the four that are proposed and that concern only the topics covered during the course. The final exam is written and will last 90 minutes.
Non-Attending Students:
Final exam. Students are required to answer to four questions. The final exam is written.
Exams schedule
October 28, 2024
January 23, 2025
Februay 12, 2025
May 5, 2025
June 24, 2024
July 15, 2024
September 10, 2024
October 30, 2024