Health Economics: Theories, Insights and Industry Studies - Tapa dura

This applied text shows how microeconomic theory can be used to understand the operation of health care markets, as well as to analyze problems and issues related to health care economics. Application cases illustrate issues concerning the consumption, production and distribution of health care services. The text is organized around the structure, conduct, performance and policy of institutions; and a non-technical regression analysis appendix assists students' understanding of of regression findings on empirical issues related to health care.