Poslední úprava: PhDr. Mgr. Jana Votápková, Ph.D. (15.02.2023)
Structure of the course
ALL LECTURES START AT 9:30 am Central European Time! SEMINARS will follow right after the lecture, with a short break.
No lectures and seminars on April 7, 2023 (Easter Friday)
Final exam will take a written form on May 26, 2023 at 9.30 at the IES
A class will be set up on Moodle for class and assignment administration. Password will be shared in class.
Week 1 – week 7: lecturer´s presentations followed by a seminar discussion of lecture topics + other interesting topics emerging from the lecture supported by additional reading
week 8 – Mixture of lecture and seminar – empirical research in health economics
Week 9 + 11– Lecture + seminar: presentation of guest lecturers (Paola Bertoli + Andrea Menclova)
Week 10 + 12 – only seminars – paper presentations (4 groups) followed by a class discussion and individual presentations of research ideas
Learning goals of the course are for students to:
1/ understand health economic principles, market failures and theories associated with them
2/ understand functioning of health systems in developed countries, their fundamentals and recent developments
3/ understand measurements of health status, health system performance and efficiency
4/ understand efficiency measurements of healthcare providers
5/ use economic theory to explain motivation and behaviour of individual stakeholders
6/ use health economic theory and empirical findings to discuss up-to-date issues of health systems in developed countries
7/ assess proposed health policy and/or health systems changes using health economic theory and findings
8/ get an overview of empirical modelling in healthcare – most frequently used methods to assess health economics reforms and phenomena
9/ be aware of available datasets collecting health data and strategies to select topics for health economics research
Poslední úprava: PhDr. Mgr. Jana Votápková, Ph.D. (15.02.2023)
Structure of the course
ALL LECTURES START AT 9:30 am Central European Time! SEMINARS will follow right after the lecture, with a short break.
No lectures and seminars on April 7, 2023 (Easter Friday)
Final exam will take a written form on May 26, 2023 at 9.30 at the IES
A class will be set up on Moodle for class and assignment administration. Password will be shared in class.
Week 1 – week 7: lecturer´s presentations followed by a seminar discussion of lecture topics + other interesting topics emerging from the lecture supported by additional reading
week 8 – Mixture of lecture and seminar – empirical research in health economics
Week 9 + 11– Lecture + seminar: presentation of guest lecturers (Paola Bertoli + Andrea Menclova)
Week 10 + 12 – only seminars – paper presentations (4 groups) followed by a class discussion and individual presentations of research ideas
Learning goals of the course are for students to:
1/ understand health economic principles, market failures and theories associated with them
2/ understand functioning of health systems in developed countries, their fundamentals and recent developments
3/ understand measurements of health status, health system performance and efficiency
4/ understand efficiency measurements of healthcare providers
5/ use economic theory to explain motivation and behaviour of individual stakeholders
6/ use health economic theory and empirical findings to discuss up-to-date issues of health systems in developed countries
7/ assess proposed health policy and/or health systems changes using health economic theory and findings
8/ get an overview of empirical modelling in healthcare – most frequently used methods to assess health economics reforms and phenomena
9/ be aware of available datasets collecting health data and strategies to select topics for health economics research
Podmínky zakončení předmětu -
Poslední úprava: PhDr. Mgr. Jana Votápková, Ph.D. (08.05.2023)
Course requirements and grading rules
Requirements:
It is highly recommended to attend all lectures and seminars
Composition of the final grade:
1. 40 % final exam
Final exam will be health on May 26 at 9.30 at the IES (room TBA)
2. 20 % Presentation of a paper - group work + presentation of own ideas for a paper
Students will be divided into groups (no. of groups will be announced after final enrolment in SIS)
Deadline for division into groups February 24
- Team presenting on February 24 will be awarded 5 extra activity points for early-birds.
Each group will be assigned a paper for presentation (available in Moodle). Presentation must include slides. Length max 20 minutes
The group presentation will be followed by individual presentations of group members, where each member will present one´s on ideas for a research proposal supported by other available research, dataset, variables.
A class discussion will conclude.
Papers to choose from include:
- Papers listed as seminar reading below to support the lecture and induce class discussion
- Additional papers for weeks 10 and 12
3. 20 % Participation in group discussions in class
Active participation in class includes discussions of the topics, supportive reading and discussion during group presentations
4. 20 % research proposal for a health economics paper
A research proposal should be 2-3 pages long, including abstract, short literature review, methods used, dataset analysed.
It can by inspired by a paper presented by your group or presentation of any other paper in class by other groups or guest lectures
Deadline May 31, 2023
Grading scale: 91 % - 100 % => A 81-90 % => B 71-80 % => C 61-70 % => D 51-60 % => E 0-50 % => F
!! Each of the 3 criteria has to be passed, i.e. it is necessary to score at least 51% from each criterion!!
Poslední úprava: PhDr. Mgr. Jana Votápková, Ph.D. (08.05.2023)
Course requirements and grading rules
Requirements:
It is highly recommended to attend all lectures and seminars
Composition of the final grade:
1. 40 % final exam
Final exam will be health on May 26 at 9.30 at the IES (room TBA)
2. 20 % Presentation of a paper - group work + presentation of own ideas for a paper
Students will be divided into groups (no. of groups will be announced after final enrolment in SIS)
Deadline for division into groups February 24
- Team presenting on February 24 will be awarded 5 extra activity points for early-birds.
Each group will be assigned a paper for presentation (available in Moodle). Presentation must include slides. Length max 20 minutes
The group presentation will be followed by individual presentations of group members, where each member will present one´s on ideas for a research proposal supported by other available research, dataset, variables.
A class discussion will conclude.
Papers to choose from include:
- Papers listed as seminar reading below to support the lecture and induce class discussion
- Additional papers for weeks 10 and 12
3. 20 % Participation in group discussions in class
Active participation in class includes discussions of the topics, supportive reading and discussion during group presentations
4. 20 % research proposal for a health economics paper
A research proposal should be 2-3 pages long, including abstract, short literature review, methods used, dataset analysed.
It can by inspired by a paper presented by your group or presentation of any other paper in class by other groups or guest lectures
Deadline May 31, 2023
Grading scale: 91 % - 100 % => A 81-90 % => B 71-80 % => C 61-70 % => D 51-60 % => E 0-50 % => F
!! Each of the 3 criteria has to be passed, i.e. it is necessary to score at least 51% from each criterion!!
Literatura -
Poslední úprava: PhDr. Mgr. Jana Votápková, Ph.D. (15.02.2023)
Core readings:
1. Olsen, J.A. (2017) Principles in Health Economics and Health Policy, available from UK Library: Accessible from UK library:
- Interesting papers that should capture your attention
- Available under weeks in syllabus
Sylabus -
Poslední úprava: PhDr. Mgr. Jana Votápková, Ph.D. (15.02.2023)
Structure of the course
ALL LECTURES START AT 9:30 am Central European Time! SEMINARS will follow right after the lecture, with a short break. No lectures and seminars on April 7, 2023 (Easter Friday)
Final exam will take a written form on May 26, 2023 at 9.30 at the IES
A class will be set up on Moodle for class and assignment administration. Password will be shared in class.
Lecture dates + seminar dates - syllabus:
1. Feb. 17 – Introduction. Health economics in the context of public economics. Data. Health as special goods. Actors in health. Why is healthcare market different?
Reading:
Olsen (2017), Principles in health economics and health policy. Ch 3 What makes the market for healthcare different, pp. 47-60
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch1 Why health economics? pp. 1-5
2. Feb. 24 – Grossman model – demand for health
Reading:
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch 2. Demand for health, pp. 8-27
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch 3 Demand for health: The Grossman model, pp 28-50
Seminar reading:
Suziedelyte, A. (2012) How does searching for health information on the Internet affect individuals ‘ demand for health care services?, Social Science & Medicine 75, pp. 1828-1835
Votápková, J., Žílová, P. (2016) The abolition of user charges and the demand for ambulatory visits: Evidence from the Czech Republic, Health Economics Review, 6
3. March 3 – Inequality in health. Health insurance. Moral hazard. Adverse selection. Uncertainty
Reading
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch 4 Socioeconomic disparities in health, pp 51-75
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch 7 Demand for insurance, pp. 126 – 140
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch 8 Adverse selection: Akerlof´s market for lemons, pp 141 – 161
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch 9 Adverse selection: The Rothschild-Stiglitz model, pp. 162 – 183
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch 10 Adverse selection in real markets, pp 184 – 201
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch 11 Moral hazard, pp 203 – 227
Olsen (2017), Principles in health economics and health policy. Ch 7 Uncertainty and health insurance, pp. 107-117
Olsen (2017), Principles in health economics and health policy. Ch 15 Equity issues: going beyond CBA and ICER, pp. 207 - 217
Seminar reading:
El-Sayed, A. M., Palma, A., Freedman, P.L., Kruk, M.E. (2015) Does health insurance mitigate inequities in non-communicable disease treatment? Evidence from 48 low- and middle-income countries, Health Policy 119, pp. 1164-1175
4. March 10 – Health care providers (hospitals). Competition of providers. Efficiency measurements. Reimbursement of hospitals
Reading:
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch. 6 The hospital industry, pp. 100 - 123
Olsen (2017) Principles in health economics and health policy. Ch 2 Economics and Efficiency, pp. 17 - 45
Olsen (2017), Principles in health economics and health policy. Ch 11 Secondary care: reimbursing hospitals, pp. 153-159
Seminar reading:
Nguyen, B. H., Grosskopf, Shawna, Yong, J, Zelenyuk, V (2022) Activity based funding reform and the performance of public hospitals: The case of Queensland, Australia, WP Series No WP08/2022, Centre for Efficiency and Productivity Analysis (CEPA)
5. March 17 – Health care providers (physicians). Health labour market. Geographical inequalities in HC provision. Provision of HC in the EU. Reimbursement of providers
Reading:
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch. 5 The labour markets for physicians, pp. 78-99
Olsen (2017), Principles in health economics and health policy. Ch 10 Primary care, pp. 140-152
Seminar reading:
Sampayo, F. (2020) Spatial interaction model for healthcare accessibility: hat scale has to do with it, Sustainability, 12, 4324
6. March 24 – Governments and health policy. Public vs. private provision of health
McPake et. al (2020), Health Economics: An international Perspective. Ch 13 Health systems, pp. 135 – 143
McPake et. al (2020), Health Economics: An international Perspective. Ch. 14 Tax and social health insurance mechanisms, pp 144 – 159
McPake et. al (2020), Health Economics: An international Perspective. Ch 15 Private financing mechanisms, pp. 160-172
Olsen (2017), Principles in health economics and health policy. Ch 8 Compulsory insurance, pp. 120-126
Olsen (2017), Principles in health economics and health policy. Ch 9 Patient payment, pp. 127 - 135
Seminar reading:
Votápková, J. (2020) The effect of inpatient user charges on inpatient care, IES Working papers 11/2020
7. March 31 – How to pay for healthcare. Comparison of various system for HC financing. System evaluations.
Reading:
Olsen (2017), Principles in health economics and health policy. Ch 13 Economic evaluation and priority setting, pp 169 – 181
McPake et. al (2020), Health Economics: An international Perspective. Ch 16 Health systems around the world, pp. 173 - 184
Seminar reading:
Grosskopf, S., Self, S., Zaim, O. (2006) Estimating the efficiency of the system of healthcare financing in achieving better health, Applied Economics, 38, 1477-1488
April 7 – Easter holiday
8. April 14 – Lecture: Empirical research in health economics + selected methods - overview and datasets available for health research. Health technology assessment
Reading:
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch. 14 Health technology assessment, pp. 278 – 299
McPake et al. (2020), Health Economics: An international Perspective. Ch 23 Introductory applied health econometrics, pp. 271 - 289
9. April 21 – presentation of a guest lecturer (Paola Bertoli)
Topic: Physician incentives
10. April 28 – Presentation of an empirical paper (group + individual work) - topics will be listed
- 20 mins presentation (group work)
- 10- 15 mins discussion of the paper (class work)
- Ideas how the paper could be extended, what ideas does it give you for your own research (10 mins) – (individual work of each group member) - each member of the groups has to give one´s own ideas
Seminar reading:
Hiscock, R, Pearce, J., Blakely, T., Witten, K. (2008) Is neighborhood access to health care provision associated with individual-level utilization and satisfaction?, Health Service Research, 43:6
Stolt, R, Blomqvist, P, Winblad, U. (2011) Privatization of social services: Quality differences in Swedish elderly care, Social science & Medicine 72, 560-567
Chandrasekaran, R., Katthula, V., Moustakas, E. (2021) Too old for technology? Use of wearable healthcare devices by older adults and their willingness to share health data with providers., Health information journal 27(4), 1-14.
Johansson, N, de New, S., C., Kunz, J, S., Petrie, D., Svensson, M. (2023) Reductions in out-of-pocket prices and forward looking moral hazard in health care demand, Journal of Health Economics, 87.
Also own ideas are welcomed, however their presentation is subject to prior approval of the teacher
11. May 5 – presentation of a guest lecturer (Andrea Menclová)
Seminar: Content TBA
12. May 12 – Presentation of an empirical paper (group + individual work) - topics will be listed
- 20 mins presentation (group work)
- 10- 15 mins discussion of the paper (class work)
- Ideas how the paper could be extended, what ideas does it give you for your own research (10 mins) – (individual work of each group member) - each member of the groups has to give one´s own ideas
Seminar reading:
Müller, T., Schmid, C., Gerfin, M. (2023) Rents for Pills: Financial incentives and physician behavior, Journal of Health Economics, 87.
Votápková, J. Žílová, P. (2017) Health status as a determinant for pre-retirement savings, IES Working papers, 10/2017
Artmann, E., Oosterbeek, H, van der Klaauw, B. (2022) Do doctors improve the health care of their parents? Evidence from admission lotteries. Discussion paper series CEPR, DP 14061, ISSN 0265-8003
Adams-Prassl, A., Boneva, T., Golin, M., Rauh C. (2022) The impact of the coronavirus lockdown on mental health: evidence from the United States, Economic Policy 37 (109), pp 139-155
Also own ideas are welcomed, however their presentation is subject to prior approval of the teacher
13. May 19 - Additional lecture in case of sickness of the lecture or other unexpected events
Poslední úprava: PhDr. Mgr. Jana Votápková, Ph.D. (15.02.2023)
Structure of the course
ALL LECTURES START AT 9:30 am Central European Time! SEMINARS will follow right after the lecture, with a short break. No lectures and seminars on April 7, 2023 (Easter Friday)
Final exam will take a written form on May 26, 2023 at 9.30 at the IES
A class will be set up on Moodle for class and assignment administration. Password will be shared in class.
Lecture dates + seminar dates - syllabus:
1. Feb. 17 – Introduction. Health economics in the context of public economics. Data. Health as special goods. Actors in health. Why is healthcare market different?
Reading:
Olsen (2017), Principles in health economics and health policy. Ch 3 What makes the market for healthcare different, pp. 47-60
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch1 Why health economics? pp. 1-5
2. Feb. 24 – Grossman model – demand for health
Reading:
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch 2. Demand for health, pp. 8-27
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch 3 Demand for health: The Grossman model, pp 28-50
Seminar reading:
Suziedelyte, A. (2012) How does searching for health information on the Internet affect individuals ‘ demand for health care services?, Social Science & Medicine 75, pp. 1828-1835
Votápková, J., Žílová, P. (2016) The abolition of user charges and the demand for ambulatory visits: Evidence from the Czech Republic, Health Economics Review, 6
3. March 3 – Inequality in health. Health insurance. Moral hazard. Adverse selection. Uncertainty
Reading
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch 4 Socioeconomic disparities in health, pp 51-75
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch 7 Demand for insurance, pp. 126 – 140
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch 8 Adverse selection: Akerlof´s market for lemons, pp 141 – 161
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch 9 Adverse selection: The Rothschild-Stiglitz model, pp. 162 – 183
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch 10 Adverse selection in real markets, pp 184 – 201
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch 11 Moral hazard, pp 203 – 227
Olsen (2017), Principles in health economics and health policy. Ch 7 Uncertainty and health insurance, pp. 107-117
Olsen (2017), Principles in health economics and health policy. Ch 15 Equity issues: going beyond CBA and ICER, pp. 207 - 217
Seminar reading:
El-Sayed, A. M., Palma, A., Freedman, P.L., Kruk, M.E. (2015) Does health insurance mitigate inequities in non-communicable disease treatment? Evidence from 48 low- and middle-income countries, Health Policy 119, pp. 1164-1175
4. March 10 – Health care providers (hospitals). Competition of providers. Efficiency measurements. Reimbursement of hospitals
Reading:
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch. 6 The hospital industry, pp. 100 - 123
Olsen (2017) Principles in health economics and health policy. Ch 2 Economics and Efficiency, pp. 17 - 45
Olsen (2017), Principles in health economics and health policy. Ch 11 Secondary care: reimbursing hospitals, pp. 153-159
Seminar reading:
Nguyen, B. H., Grosskopf, Shawna, Yong, J, Zelenyuk, V (2022) Activity based funding reform and the performance of public hospitals: The case of Queensland, Australia, WP Series No WP08/2022, Centre for Efficiency and Productivity Analysis (CEPA)
5. March 17 – Health care providers (physicians). Health labour market. Geographical inequalities in HC provision. Provision of HC in the EU. Reimbursement of providers
Reading:
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch. 5 The labour markets for physicians, pp. 78-99
Olsen (2017), Principles in health economics and health policy. Ch 10 Primary care, pp. 140-152
Seminar reading:
Sampayo, F. (2020) Spatial interaction model for healthcare accessibility: hat scale has to do with it, Sustainability, 12, 4324
6. March 24 – Governments and health policy. Public vs. private provision of health
McPake et. al (2020), Health Economics: An international Perspective. Ch 13 Health systems, pp. 135 – 143
McPake et. al (2020), Health Economics: An international Perspective. Ch. 14 Tax and social health insurance mechanisms, pp 144 – 159
McPake et. al (2020), Health Economics: An international Perspective. Ch 15 Private financing mechanisms, pp. 160-172
Olsen (2017), Principles in health economics and health policy. Ch 8 Compulsory insurance, pp. 120-126
Olsen (2017), Principles in health economics and health policy. Ch 9 Patient payment, pp. 127 - 135
Seminar reading:
Votápková, J. (2020) The effect of inpatient user charges on inpatient care, IES Working papers 11/2020
7. March 31 – How to pay for healthcare. Comparison of various system for HC financing. System evaluations.
Reading:
Olsen (2017), Principles in health economics and health policy. Ch 13 Economic evaluation and priority setting, pp 169 – 181
McPake et. al (2020), Health Economics: An international Perspective. Ch 16 Health systems around the world, pp. 173 - 184
Seminar reading:
Grosskopf, S., Self, S., Zaim, O. (2006) Estimating the efficiency of the system of healthcare financing in achieving better health, Applied Economics, 38, 1477-1488
April 7 – Easter holiday
8. April 14 – Lecture: Empirical research in health economics + selected methods - overview and datasets available for health research. Health technology assessment
Reading:
Bhattacharya (2014), Health Economics. Ch. 14 Health technology assessment, pp. 278 – 299
McPake et al. (2020), Health Economics: An international Perspective. Ch 23 Introductory applied health econometrics, pp. 271 - 289
9. April 21 – presentation of a guest lecturer (Paola Bertoli)
Topic: Physician incentives
10. April 28 – Presentation of an empirical paper (group + individual work) - topics will be listed
- 20 mins presentation (group work)
- 10- 15 mins discussion of the paper (class work)
- Ideas how the paper could be extended, what ideas does it give you for your own research (10 mins) – (individual work of each group member) - each member of the groups has to give one´s own ideas
Seminar reading:
Hiscock, R, Pearce, J., Blakely, T., Witten, K. (2008) Is neighborhood access to health care provision associated with individual-level utilization and satisfaction?, Health Service Research, 43:6
Stolt, R, Blomqvist, P, Winblad, U. (2011) Privatization of social services: Quality differences in Swedish elderly care, Social science & Medicine 72, 560-567
Chandrasekaran, R., Katthula, V., Moustakas, E. (2021) Too old for technology? Use of wearable healthcare devices by older adults and their willingness to share health data with providers., Health information journal 27(4), 1-14.
Johansson, N, de New, S., C., Kunz, J, S., Petrie, D., Svensson, M. (2023) Reductions in out-of-pocket prices and forward looking moral hazard in health care demand, Journal of Health Economics, 87.
Also own ideas are welcomed, however their presentation is subject to prior approval of the teacher
11. May 5 – presentation of a guest lecturer (Andrea Menclová)
Seminar: Content TBA
12. May 12 – Presentation of an empirical paper (group + individual work) - topics will be listed
- 20 mins presentation (group work)
- 10- 15 mins discussion of the paper (class work)
- Ideas how the paper could be extended, what ideas does it give you for your own research (10 mins) – (individual work of each group member) - each member of the groups has to give one´s own ideas
Seminar reading:
Müller, T., Schmid, C., Gerfin, M. (2023) Rents for Pills: Financial incentives and physician behavior, Journal of Health Economics, 87.
Votápková, J. Žílová, P. (2017) Health status as a determinant for pre-retirement savings, IES Working papers, 10/2017
Artmann, E., Oosterbeek, H, van der Klaauw, B. (2022) Do doctors improve the health care of their parents? Evidence from admission lotteries. Discussion paper series CEPR, DP 14061, ISSN 0265-8003
Adams-Prassl, A., Boneva, T., Golin, M., Rauh C. (2022) The impact of the coronavirus lockdown on mental health: evidence from the United States, Economic Policy 37 (109), pp 139-155
Also own ideas are welcomed, however their presentation is subject to prior approval of the teacher
13. May 19 - Additional lecture in case of sickness of the lecture or other unexpected events
