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Health economics
HEC5980
Synopsis
This unit provides an understanding of the microeconomic approach to resource allocation in relation to the health sector. It introduces you to the use of economic tools in the analysis of the 'market' for health care in terms of efficiency and equity. It also provides an analytical framework for the assessment of the health care systems, and health policy from an economic perspective.
Sourced from the Monash Handbook 2026.
Quick facts
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Audience
- Postgraduate
- Type
- Coursework
- School
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Faculty
- Centre for Health Economics
- Handbook year
- 2026
Prerequisites
No prereqs in the handbook graph.
What it unlocks
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Offerings (1)
- First semesterCaulfield · FLEXIBLE
Listed in 2 areas of study
- Economics and healthCore units
- Policy studiesHealth and social policy electives