Course # 37910 Section Number 1 Day(s) Tu- Th Time(s) 2:00pm-3:20pm Term Fall 2024 Specialization Health Policy Social & Economic Inequality Course Instructor Robert Kaestner Syllabus Syllabus 8/20/24 The course highlights the nature and extent of racial/ethnic disparities in health, how to place these disparities in a conceptual context, and it reviews representative descriptive and causal studies of possible explanations of disparities.The course will focus on health disparities between three racial/ethnic groups in the USA: non-Hispanic Black people, non-Hispanic white people and Hispanic people. These categories are imperfect and imprecise, and obscure important variation within each group, but are widely used by government statisticians, academic researchers and policymakers. The course will begin with a review of the human capital model of demand for health and healthcare over the life course. Conceptual models used by sociologists will also be reviewed and integrated into the human capital model. The course will review the extent and magnitude of health disparities by race and ethnicity, and how those disparities evolve over the life course from birth to old-age. The course will review and assess research intended to explain (identify causes of) racial and ethnic disparities at each age. Some major government interventions to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health at each age will be reviewed and assessed in terms of efficacy. It is recommended that students have taken PPHA 38300 Health Economics and Public Policy prior to enrolling. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Spring 2025 Race and Ethnic Differences in Health: Epidemiology, Behavior and Policy Robert Kaestner Tuesday, Thursday 11:00am-12:20pm Syllabus Fall 2024 Race and Ethnic Differences in Health: Epidemiology, Behavior and Policy Robert Kaestner Tuesday, Thursday 2:00pm-3:20pm Syllabus Recent News More news Harris Policy Innovation Challenge Announces 2025 Winning Team Thu., April 17, 2025 Professor Jens Ludwig Analyzes the Use of AI in Econometrics in New Working Paper Wed., April 16, 2025 World’s First Particulate Pollution Market Reduced Pollution and Increased Industry Profits Tue., April 15, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Ask Admissions: Credential Programs Mon., April 21, 2025 | 7:00 AM Ask Admissions: Credential Programs Mon., April 21, 2025 | 7:30 PM Environmental Economics and Policy Lab (EEPL) Mini Class Mon., April 21, 2025 | 8:00 PM The Keller Center 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States
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