The course is a three-credit course (given 3 hours/week). Some classes will be given in the form of a lecture or video , while others will be given as seminars where students will be divided into groups and discussions and presentations will take place after the group work. Seminars can be either real (discussions and group work during class hours) or virtual (using chat rooms). In addition, a discussion board will be used to post ideas and discussions.
Lecture Hours: T, Th (8:00-9:30)
Office Hours: By appointment.
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Topic |
Date |
Required reading |
Session Type* |
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1. Introductory lecture: Course Overview. Basic definitions & Reading Graphs |
30/09/2008 |
Baumol, W. (1998), Chapter 1 Stockman, A. (1999), Chapter 2 |
L |
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2. What is health economics? |
07/10/2008 |
Phelps, C. (2003), Chapter 1 |
L |
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3. Economics & Development |
09/10/2008 |
Todaro, P. (2000), Chapter 1 |
L |
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4. Scarcity & Consumer Choice |
14/10/2008 |
Baumol, W. (1998), Chapter 3 Stockman, A. (1999), Chapter 1 |
L |
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5. Supply & Demand |
16/10/2008 |
Baumol, W. (1998), Chapter 4 Stockman, A. (1999), Chapter 4 |
L |
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6. Supply & Demand |
21/10/2008 |
Baumol, W. (1998), Chapter 4 Stockman, A. (1999), Chapter 4 |
G |
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7. Elasticity |
23/10/2008 |
Baumol, W. (1998), Chapter 6 Stockman, A. (1999), Chapter 5 |
L + G |
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8. Sustainable Development |
28/10/2008 |
Turner, R. et al. (1994), Chapter 4 Pearce, D. et al. (1999), Chapter 2 |
L |
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9. Sustainable Development** |
30/10/2008 |
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VS |
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10. Marginal Analysis |
04/11/2008 |
Baumol, W. (1998), Chapter 8 |
L |
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11. Marginal Analysis |
06/11/2008 |
Baumol, W. (1998), Chapter 8 |
S |
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12. Externalities |
11/11/2008 |
Turner, R. et al. (1994), Chapter 6 |
L |
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13. Externalities |
13/11/2008 |
Turner, R. et al. (1994), Chapter 6 |
S |
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14. Valuing concern for nature |
18/11/2008 |
Turner, R. et al. (1994), Chapter 8 Pearce, D. et al. (1999), Chapter 3 |
SKh |
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15. The Environmental Cost of Growth |
20/11/2008 |
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V |
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25/11/2008 |
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17. EXAM 1 |
TBA |
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18. Cost Benefit Analysis |
27/11/2008 |
Turner, R. et al. (1994), Chapter 7 |
V |
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19. Cost Benefit Analysis |
02/12/2008 |
Turner, R. et al. (1994), Chapter 7 |
L |
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20. Historic Growth & Contemporary Development |
04/12/2008 |
Todaro, P. (2000), Chapter 4 Ray, D. (1998)., Chapter 3 |
L |
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21. Historic Growth & Contemporary Development |
11/12/2008 |
Todaro, P. (2000), Chapter 4 Ray, D. (1998)., Chapter 3 |
L |
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22. Classic Theories of Development |
16/12/2008 |
Todaro, P. (2000), Chapter 3 Ray, D. (1998)., Chapter 3 |
L |
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23. Contemporary Models of Development & Underdevelopment |
18/12/2008 |
Todaro, P. (2000), Chapter 3 Ray, D. (1998)., Chapter 4 |
CS |
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24. EXAM 2 |
TBA |
|
L |
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25. Trade and the Environment |
23/12/2008 |
Todaro, P. (2000) |
CS |
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26. Government Health & Health Care |
08/01/2009 |
Phelps, C. (2003), Ch. 2, 3 & 4 |
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27. Health Insurance |
13/01/2009 |
Phelps, C. (2003), Ch. 2, 3 & 4 |
L |
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28. Economic Burden of Disease |
22/01/2009 |
Phelps, C. (2003), Chapter 10 |
CS |
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29. Case Study- Session 2 |
27/01/2009 |
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L |
*L: Lecture, S: Seminar, VS: Virtual Seminar, GL: Guest Lecturer, V: Video, G: Game, CS: Case Study
** For this seminar you have to do a small research on the following international summits and conferences and submit the information in a small report and present them. The presentation should include background information about the summit/conference, its objectives, its proceedings and recommendations and its evaluation if possible. The summits/conferences are: Earth Summit (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), Earth Summit (Johannesburg, 2002), Monterrey Conference on Financing for Development (2002), Millennium Summit.