ECON 4160 is an upper-level economics course that is designed help students achieve two related goals. First, I want you to learn how to apply economic approaches (microeconomic theory models and empirical analysis) to understand health behaviors and outcomes, healthcare markets, and health policy issues. Second, I want you to appreciate the distinctive features of health and healthcare, including limited information, imperfect competition, the prevalence of insurance, and the role of government in provision and regulation.  The class will ask you to develop and apply skills in solving analytical models for specific health-related markets, in evaluating health policy arguments in an economic framework, and in interpreting statistical evidence addressing questions in health economics and health policy.