Course: Economic Aspects of Health Insurance (5303-541)
- Persons:
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- Prof. Dr. Jörg Schiller (verantwortlich)
- Type of Course:
- lecture with exercise
- In-Class Hours Per Week:
- 3
- Contents:
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The lecture covers selected economic topics of health insurance. The demand for health insurance under symmetric and asymmetric information as well as the optimal design of health insurance contracts will be analyzed. On this basis, a special focus will be on the German Statutory and Private Health Insurance. The lecture closes with an outlook on international health insurance systems.
- Literature:
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Breyer, F., P. Zweifel und M. Kifmann (2013): Gesundheitsökonomik, 6. Auflage, Berlin.
Milbrodt, H. (2005): Aktuarielle Methoden der deutschen Privaten Krankenversicherung, Karlsruhe.
Simon, M. (2013): Das Gesundheitssystem in Deutschland: Eine Einführung in Struktur und Funktionsweise, 4. Auflage, Bern.
- Location:
- Hohenheim
- Remarks:
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Lecture and exercise notes will be available on ILIAS at the beginning of the semester.
- Module:
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- 5303-540 Health Insurance & Social Security 3 (compulsory)
- 5303-560 Economic Aspects of Health Insurance (compulsory)