Course: Concepts in Economic Evaluation
Concepts in Economic Evaluation

Course
Staff:
Kevin Frick
Originally Offered:
Spring 2007
Offered By:
Department of Health Policy and Management
Course Number:
313.630
Description:
Describes how economic theory is linked to economic evaluation techniques like cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis and to introduce students to many concepts that are specific to economic evaluation. Introduces students to the many varieties of economic evaluation to establish a common terminology. Discusses cost-benefit with a demonstration of how this type of evaluation is most clearly linked to economic theory. Explores other theories and concepts, including cost measurement, benefit valuation, and incremental decision-making. Finally, explores recommendations on performing economic evaluations that are made in the United States with a focus on how these are related to underlying economic theory and other concepts.