Health Economics - Softcover

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Peter Zweifel is emeritus professor from the University of Zürich and is a specialist for microeconomic theory and its applications. Aaron Praktiknjo is an Assistant Professor of Energy Resource and Innovation Economics at RWTH Aachen University and is, among others, a specialist for energy security. Georg Erdmann is Professor for Energy Systems at the Berlin University of Technology and member of the independent expert group who assess the German energy transformation in Germany on behalf of the federal government.

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Health Economics presents a systematic treatment of the economics of health behavior and health care delivery. Appropriate both for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of economics, this text provides the background required to understand current research,

presenting theoretical models as well as empirical evidence and summarizing key results. Without neglecting ethical concerns, modern microeconomic theory is applied to

formulate theoretical implications and predictions. Issues discussed include the economic valuation of life and health, moral hazard in health care utilization, supplier-induced demand, the search for remuneration systems with favorable incentives, risk selection in health insurance markets, and technological change in medicine.