Health Economics

Victor Fuchs

Chapter 2 in Health Economics and Policy:Selected Writings by Victor Fuchs, 2018, pp 7-19 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Health economics is an applied field in which empirical research predominates. It draws its theoretical inspiration principally from four traditional areas of economics: finance and insurance, industrial organization, labour, and public finance. Some of the most useful work employs only elementary economic concepts but requires detailed knowledge of health technology and institutions. Policy-oriented research plays a major role, and many important policy-relevant articles are published in journals read by physicians and others with direct involvement in health (e.g. Enthoven, 1978)…

Keywords: Health; Medical Care; Health Policy; Economics; Health Care Reform; Health Insurance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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