The lectures are considered to be part of the syllabus too, in addition to the written syllabus below. At the lectures information will be given on how much effort should be put into the different parts of the syllabus. Materials handed out during lectures will also be considered part of the syllabus.
Core syllabus
“The Economics of Health and Health Care”: International Version. 7th edition. ISBN 9780132954808 , by Sherman Folland, Allen C Goodman and Miron Stano. Chapters: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,21, 23.
Supplementary syllabus
Textbook
“Health Economics. An Industrial Organization Perspective”. ISBN 9780415559898,by Pedro Barros and Xavier Martinez-Giralt
Articles (Note: downloading of papers may only be possible from computers on university campus)
Arrow, Kenneth J., "Uncertainty and the Welfare Economics of Medical Care", American Economic Review, V.LIII, #5, Dec., 1963, pp. 941 - 959. Download from www.jstor.org
Fuchs, Victor, The Future of Health Economics, Journal of Health Economics, 19 (2000) 141-157.
Handbooks in Health Economics
Culyer, AJ., and J.P. Newhouse (eds) (2000), Handbook of Health Economics,Volume 1, Elsevier.
Pauly MV, TG. Mcguire and PP. Barros (eds)(2011), Handbook of Health Economics,Volume 2, Elsevier
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/handbooks/15740064