Health Economics

Health Economics
ISBN-10
3540685405
ISBN-13
9783540685401
Series
Health Economics
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
529
Language
English
Published
2009-07-14
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
Peter Zweifel, Friedrich Breyer, Mathias Kifmann

Description

This is the most complete text available on the economics of health behavior and health care delivery. Appropriate both for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students of economics, this text provides the key analytical tools required to understand current research. Issues discussed include the "cost explosion" in health care, the power of medical associations, the search for remuneration systems with favorable incentives, and technological change in medicine. Rather than simplifying the issues facing today’s healthcare systems, the book models existing complexities as they are, adapting economics to reflect the views of the average person.

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