Topics for Research Projects &

Logistic Changes
Economics of Health Care
 What we have so far…

3 Study cases solved.

Problem set.
 We’re missing

Problem Set #2 & #3

Final Exam

Two more study cases

Research Project
 New Schedule
February M-21 Topic #6 R.P. Proposals

February W-23 Study Case #4: The

Escape Room
February M-28 Topic #7

March W-2 Study Case #5

March M-7 Final Exam: Written

March W-9 Final Exam: Oral

March M-14 Research Project

Presentations Part I
March W-16 Research Project
Presentations Part II
 Topics Addressed
The circular flow model

The invisible hand theorem

Market failures: Government intervention

Principles of Microeconomics: Supply, Demand, and Equilibrium.

Market Structures: Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition,

Oligopoly (including Game Theory).
 Topics to Address

Institutions and incentives: Different representations of Health care markets

(Topic #6).

Unregulated markets: Why health care services should be regulated?(Topic #7).

 Topics covered in the study cases

Preventative Care & Curative Care

Human Organs Markets

Health Care Systems: Public vs Private Services

The booming business of infertility

 The Research Project

It must have an academic article format

It must not exceed 8 pages.

Font Arial 12.

At least 8 references.

Use of data is required.

 Introduction
The topic to be addressed is being presented in this section.

A research problem must be identified.

It must include research objectives (one general objective and at least 2 specific
objetives).

Justify the topic selected.

A summary of the article sections.

1-2 pages
 Theoretical Framework

What concepts, theories, theoretical approaches are you going to use to explain the
results of your research activities.

2 pages
 Methodological Framework
A brief description of what methods are you using to extract the information.

Bibliographic review

Data collections

Sources used

Interviews, study cases, etc.

1 Page
 Results

The specific objectives must be covered in this section.

3 pages
 Conclusions

A brief summary of the main results addressed from the theoretical framework.

Example: “According to the theory of monopolistic competition, the Swedish

Health Market shouldn’t have barriers to entry for the firms, however following
the data used in the research, it is shown that even when the market behaves as a
monopolistic competitions, it has some Barries because of X,Y & Z reasons…”

1 page.