Time:
Start Date: August 25, 2014
End Date: August 28, 2014
Registration and Fee:
Registration Starts: April 14, 2014
Deadline: June 9, 2014
(For requests about attendance after deadline for registration, please contact Helle Møller Jensen)
Free of charge for students from Nordic countries, 250€ otherwise
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Location:
University of Southern Denmark, Odense Campus, Room 157
Accommodation:
Go go accommodation
About the course:
Teaching Language: English
Credits: 5 ECTS
Prerequisites: Microeconometrics
Course coordinator |
Instructor |
| N. Meltem Daysal | Frank Sloan |
| Associate Professor | J. Alexander McMahon Professor of Health |
| Department of Business and Economics | Policy and Management and Profeesor of Econmomics |
| University of Southern Denmark | Duke University |
| Odense, Denmark | United States |
| email:meltem.daysal@sam.sdu.dk | email:fsloan@duke.edu |
Course Description
In most developed countries, health care spending constitutes a substantial portion of the gross domestic product (GDP). For example, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Denmark spent 11.1 percent of its GDP in 2010 on health care. Thus, it is imperative to understand the structure, conduct and performance among actors in this industry.
This PhD course focuses on four basic themes. The first part, Hospitals, covers issues pertaining to ownership and performance, competition, and returns to expenditures. The second part, Physicians, introduces the literature on physician agency and payment, as well as pay for performance. The third section focuses on Information and Quality, covering topics such as quality of care, role of information provision, and medical malpractice. The final part, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, discusses innovation and market size, patents and competition, and medical devices.
Course Evaluation
Lectures will be combined with in-class student presentations. Students are expected to come to class having read the required readings and to participate actively in discussions. During each lecture, a group of 2-4 students will present selected sections of the required readings (20% of overall grade). The presentations should contain an overview of core issues the assigned sections as well as a critical assessment of important assumptions, hypotheses, choice of methods and interpretation of results. At the end of the course there will be a referee report assignment (80% of overall grade).
For a full description of the PhD course, see