Health Human Capital

This course covers aspects of health human capital that interact with the behavior of the rest of the economy. Of particular interest will be the analysis of production and consumption of health care that constitutes a significant amount of private and public economic activity in many countries, especially the United States. Topics to be discussed will include: the investment in health through health care or other means, the effects of public intervention in health care markets, and the relationship between health care and social insurance for the aged.