Health Economics and Policy
offered by LSE

Public University
1 Campus
Estd. 1900

Health Economics and Policy
at
LSE
Overview

Learn how policy can be used to address contemporary global healthcare challenges

Duration	6 weeks
Total fee	₹2.24 Lakh
Mode of learning	Online
Course Level	UG Certificate

Health Economics and Policy
at
LSE
Highlights

Earn a certificate of completion from The London School of Economics and Political Science

Health Economics and Policy
at
LSE
Course details

Who should do this course?

For Any professional engaged in policy formation, analysis, and advocacy
For Finance and economics professionals

What are the course deliverables?

Explore a nuanced perspective on healthcare financing systems and how they can be utilised in the pursuit of universal health coverage
Gain insight into the complex healthcare labour market
Develop an understanding of the pharmaceutical market

More about this course

You?ll use economic principles and how they relate to healthcare to explore the challenges facing the industry
You?ll also engage with policy proposals designed to address inequality in the system
Gain insight into healthcare financing systems and universal health coverage, and will explore the complexities of the healthcare labour market
Finally, you?ll develop a balanced view of health and social justice, allowing you to assess the inequalities and social determinants of health, and make justifiable decisions regarding fairness in the system.

Health Economics and Policy
at
LSE
Curriculum

Module 1

Economic principles applied to healthcare

Module 2

Health financing systems

Module 3

The healthcare labour market

Module 4

Paying healthcare providers

Module 5

The market for pharmaceuticals

Module 6

Health and social justice

Health Economics and Policy
at
LSE
Faculty details

Professor Alistair McGuire, Professor of Health Economics

Alistair is the chair of health economics at the Department of Health Policy at LSE. Prior to this, he was a professor of economics at City, University of London after being a tutor in economics at the University of Oxford. Alistair has also been a visiting professor at Harvard University, the University of Sydney, the University of York, and the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona.

Dr Miqdad Asaria, Assistant Professorial Research Fellow, LSE Health

Miqdad is a health economist with extensive experience in both academic and policymaking settings. His research interests include health inequalities, health financing, healthcare prioritisation, and healthcare management, with a particular focus on the health systems in India and the UK. He currently holds a fellowship from The Health Foundation to investigate the role of management on hospital performance.

Dr Laia Maynou-Pujolras, LSE Fellow and Research Officer, Health Policy

Laia is a member of the executive board of the Spanish Health Economics Association. She joined LSE as a research officer in 2016 working on a Health Foundation project with Professor Alistair McGuire and Dr Victoria Serra-Sastre. She has been a researcher at multiple universities, as well as a visiting lecturer. Laia’s research focuses on health economics, in particular technology diffusion and economics, hospital efficiency, Health Technology Assessment (HTA), and public policy evaluation.