Health Economics (Healthcare Economics and Innovation)

  1. The Demand for Health and Healthcare
    1. Theoretical Models of Health Demand
      1. The Grossman Model
        1. Health as Investment Good
          1. Health as Consumption Good
            1. Health Capital Stock
              1. Depreciation of Health Capital
                1. Optimal Health Investment
                2. Extensions of the Grossman Model
                  1. Uncertainty Extensions
                    1. Family Health Models
                      1. Life-Cycle Considerations
                    2. Determinants of Health Status
                      1. Socioeconomic Factors
                        1. Income Effects
                          1. Education Effects
                            1. Health Literacy
                              1. Information Processing
                                1. Health Behaviors
                                2. Occupation and Working Conditions
                                  1. Social Class and Status
                                  2. Demographic Factors
                                    1. Age and Health
                                      1. Gender Differences
                                        1. Race and Ethnicity
                                        2. Behavioral Factors
                                          1. Diet and Nutrition
                                            1. Physical Activity
                                              1. Smoking and Substance Use
                                                1. Risk-Taking Behaviors
                                                2. Environmental Factors
                                                  1. Physical Environment
                                                    1. Social Environment
                                                      1. Healthcare Access
                                                        1. Community Resources
                                                      2. The Demand for Medical Care
                                                        1. Derived Demand Concept
                                                          1. Factors Affecting Healthcare Demand
                                                            1. Price of Healthcare Services
                                                              1. Income Levels
                                                                1. Health Status
                                                                  1. Preferences and Tastes
                                                                    1. Availability of Substitutes
                                                                    2. Time Costs in Healthcare Demand
                                                                      1. Opportunity Cost of Time
                                                                        1. Travel Time
                                                                          1. Waiting Time
                                                                            1. Time Price Models
                                                                            2. Elasticity of Demand for Healthcare
                                                                              1. Price Elasticity Estimates
                                                                                1. Income Elasticity Estimates
                                                                                  1. Factors Affecting Elasticity
                                                                                  2. Insurance Effects on Demand
                                                                                    1. Moral Hazard
                                                                                      1. Ex-ante Moral Hazard
                                                                                        1. Ex-post Moral Hazard
                                                                                        2. Cost-Sharing Effects
                                                                                          1. Insurance Coverage Generosity

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                                                                                      3. The Supply of Healthcare Services