Economic Analysis in Healthcare

Economic Analysis in Health Care, 2e provides a comprehensive coverage of both the economics of health care systems and the evaluation of global health care technologies. The text is designed to provide international perspective and knowledge of global economic analysis. Furthermore, it creates a useful balance of theoretical treatment and practical applications throughout and focuses uniquely on both market-related and economics evaluation aspects of health economics. With up-to-date case studies and examples from both the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, Economic Analysis in Healthcare: Adopts an international perspective towards topics in health economics Creates a useful balance of theoretical treatment and practical application throughout the book Focuses uniquely on both market-related and economic evaluation aspects of health economics. Provides new chapters on: health care labor markets, the pharmaceutical industry, and the economics of public health. Includes new material on the economics of social care Offers a pedagogical framework that has been improved by adding one page abstracts at the start of each chapter and comprehensive exercises at the end of each chapter.

Stephen Morris is Professor of Health Economics at University College London. Nancy Devlin is Director of Research at the Office of Health Economics, London and is an Honorary Professor at the Centre for Health Economics, University of York. David Parkin is Chief Economist at NHS South of England and Visiting Professor at City University London. Anne Spencer is an Associate Professor in Health Economics at the University of Exeter.