Better Health Economics: An Introduction for Everyone
Author:   Tal Gross ,  Matthew J. Notowidigdo
Publisher:   The University of Chicago Press
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9780226820293


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   09 January 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Tal Gross ,  Matthew J. Notowidigdo
Publisher:   The University of Chicago Press
Imprint:   University of Chicago Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780226820293


ISBN 10:   0226820297
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   09 January 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Demand 1. What Does Health Insurance Do? 2. Health Insurance versus Broccoli 3. Free Care Is Not Free: Who Pays for the Uninsured? 4. Moral Hazard 5. Behavioral Economics Part II: Supply 6. How Much Should Physicians Be Paid? 7. Doctors and Hospitals Respond to Financial Incentives (Just Like Everybody Else) 8. Payment Reform 9. Horizontal Mergers 10. Vertical Integration 11. Quality 12. Drugs Part III: Other Determinants of Health 13. Contagion 14. Health Gradients 15. Social Determinants of Health Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Index

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"“At long last, a concise but comprehensive, conversational, and accessible tour of modern health economics. Better Health Economics is chock full of insights and covers an impressive range of important topics. This is how to teach health economics!"" -- Amy Finkelstein | coauthor of ""We've Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care"""


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Tal Gross is associate professor of markets, public policy, and law at Boston University and a faculty research fellow for NBER. Matthew J. Notowidigdo is the David McDaniel Keller Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a research associate of NBER.

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