ADEC 7380 Empirical Health Economics
At its root, the study of health economics is the study of market failure and of government failure. We will begin the course by studying the ways in which incentives facing players in the health care industry are different from those present in other industries. We will use economics to explore how firms in the health care sector should behave, given the sometimes perverse incentives they face. As the course progresses, our emphasis will shift: in small groups, students will complete and present a data-driven (or empirical) project investigating a question relevant to healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, and/or government regulators. Skills developed in this class will allow students to think critically about incentives present in health care settings, analyze various types of health care data, and present ways to improve the performance of different players in the health care industry.
Course overview
- Department
- Advancing Studies
- School
- ADV
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Periodically in the Fall
Catalog details
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.38 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.25 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2025 | Diana Bowser | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 7–9 hrs/week | 7 of 9 |
| Summer 2025 | Kaili Mauricio | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 7–9 hrs/week | 7 of 9 |
| Summer 2024 | Diana Bowser | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 1 of 3 |
| Summer 2024 | Kaili Mauricio | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 1 of 3 |
| Spring 2023 | Diana Bowser | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 3 of 5 |
| Spring 2022 | Diana Bowser | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 5 of 13 |