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| Detailed information |
| Original study plan |
Master's programme Economic and Business Analytics 2019W |
| Objectives |
Students understand the basic concepts of epidemiology as well as the empirical basics in health economics, in order to understand and discuss recent epidemiological, clinical or health economics studies.
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| Subject |
Epidemiological indices (prevalence, incidence, odds-ratios, specificity), causality in epidemiological studies, empirical methods in epidemiology and health economics (randomized controlled trials, difference-in-differences method, duration models, Kaplan-Meier estimator, logistic regression), discussion of current health economic, clinical and epidemiological studies.
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Exam and presentation
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| Methods |
Lectures and presentations
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| Language |
English |
| Study material |
Kreienbrock L., Pigeot I. und Ahrens W. (2012), Epidemiologische Methoden, 5. Auflage, Springer
Gertler, P.J., Martinez, S. Premand, P. Rawlings, L.B. and Vermeersch, C.
M. J. (2011), Impact Evaluation in Practice, Washington, DC: The World Bank.
Additional literature will be announced in the course
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| Changing subject? |
No |
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