Examination of health as an economic good and the economics of health services. Topics include international comparison of health services systems, private versus public financing, consequences of information asymmetry between buyers and sellers of medical services, and valuation of life and health in cost-benefit analysis.

Antirequisite(s): Health Sciences 3090B if taken in 2016.

Prerequisite(s): Economics 1021A/B and Economics 1022A/B, or Economics 2001A/B.

Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.