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221.619.79
Introduction to Global Health Economics

Course Status
Cancelled

Location
Internet
Term
Summer Institute
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
Synchronous Online with Some Asynchronous Online
Start Date
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
End Date
Friday, June 7, 2024
Class Time(s)
Tu, W, Th, F, 1:30 - 5:30pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Prerequisite

None.

Description
Introduces economics of the business enterprise, the household, and the industry. Includes topics: supply and demand, price and income elasticity, equilibrium of the firm, and the measurement of poverty and inequality
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Outline and explain the concepts of supply and demand in economics
  2. Discuss the concept of economic equilibrium and their applications in economic analysis
  3. Discuss the basic concepts of expected utility theory
  4. Discuss the basic concepts of production theory
  5. Explain the observed trends in poverty and the labor market in the United States
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 100% Final Exam
Enrollment Restriction
undergraduates are NOT permitted in this course.