Course # 48050 Section Number 1 Day(s) Tu Time(s) 9:30am-12:20pm Term Spring 2025 Course Instructor Joshua Gottlieb Syllabus Syllabus 4/10/25 This is a PhD-level course in the economics of healthcare open to PhD students in Economics, Booth, Harris, and MACRM and other students with instructor's consent. The goal is to prepare students to conduct independent research in the field, and to use tools from a variety of fields to study healthcare markets. Topics will include health insurance, the production and supply of healthcare, the economic geography of healthcare, regulations, and labor market connections. We will emphasize bridges to fields including public finance, labor economics, and industrial organization. We will cover econometric techniques, datasets, and institutional knowledge required to develop research ideas in the field, and help students develop such ideas. The course will cover the latest research and benefit from workshops in the field. Course Prerequisite In order to register for this course you must be a PPHA Phd student, PPHA-MAR student, PECO PhD student, Economics Phd student, or a Booth PhD student. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Spring 2025 Economics of Healthcare Joshua Gottlieb Tuesday 9:30am-12:20pm Syllabus Recent News More news Where Passion Meets Policy: The Story of Samantha Kent, AM’20 Tue., May 27, 2025 Student Profile: Sophie Lara, MACRM Class of 2027 Tue., May 20, 2025 Q&A: Professor Scott Gehlbach on the War in Ukraine and What Comes Next Mon., May 19, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Get to Know Harris! A Virtual Information Session Thu., May 29, 2025 | 8:30 AM Get to Know Harris! Public Sector Scholarship Fri., May 30, 2025 | 12:00 PM Masterclass with Navin Kumar Tue., June 03, 2025 | 5:00 PM