ECONOMY AND LAW
Module Applied economics

Academic Year 2025/2026 - Teacher: MARCO PLATANIA

Expected Learning Outcomes

- Knowledge and understanding: knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of micro and macroeconomics

- Applying knowledge and understanding: knowledge will be applied to the analysis of specific cases and the healthcare context

- Making judgments: the student must be able to understand how the economic market run

- Communication skills: the student must be able to illustrate and demonstrate the conclusions reached with proper language and argumentation

- Learning skills: the student must demonstrate an understanding of the methods of analyzing economic systems

Course Structure

Introducing to Economy

Supply and demand

The markets

health economics: economic evaluation

Required Prerequisites

No one

Attendance of Lessons

Suggested

Detailed Course Content

Demand and supply

The markets

Some aspects regarding the healthcare economics

Textbook Information

S. Barbuti - G. M. Fara - G. Giammanco et al. (2014), Igiene Medicina Preventiva Sanità Pubblica, Editore: Edises: chapter 4

Course Planning

 SubjectsText References
1I principi base dell'economiaBarbuti et al. (2014): cap. 4
2Domanda e offerta - I mercatilectures of the teacher
3Cenni di economia sanitaria: la valutazione economicaBarbuti et al. (2014): cap. 4

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

The evaluation will be carried out through an oral exam during the established exam sessions. This modality can be replaced in a telematic one, should the conditions require it.

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

In the context of health process evaluation, what does efficiency mean?

What are the main categories of healthcare costs?

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