| General features | |
|---|---|
| Title | Seminar in Applied Health Economics and Impact Analysis |
| Reference number | 375023 |
| Semester | Winter Term 2023/2024 |
| Rhythm of the event | Winter term and summer term |
| Framework (content) | Students will choose a research article from the provided list of topics (assignment will be based on students’ preferences). They can choose to write either a referee report or a research proposal on this article or topic. The results (referee report or research proposal) will be presented during the presentation event. In addition, each student will be assigned the referee report/research proposal of another student, which he/she will discuss in the form of a short presentation during the presentation event. The feedback from the presentation event can then be incorporated into the seminar paper. |
| Target audience/ assignment | MSc WiWi PO 2012: Major Health Economics |
| Number of places | max. 20 (+ waiting list) |
| Language | English |
| Venue | Internal Seminar |
| Practice partner | No |
| Rhythm of the course | Block event |
| Preparation of term paper | During the lecture period |
| Requirements and support | |
| Objective | Critically examining empirical studies/impact analyses from the field of health and development economics and, if applicable, developing own research idea. |
| Required prior knowledge | Knowledge of empirical economic research and health economics, at least good knowledge of English |
| Supporting course for the introduction to scientific work | Mandatory [further information to follow] |
| Formal requirements | Guidelines for writing scientific papers and theses (https://www.ihe.uni-hannover.de/de/lehre/wissenschaftliches- arbeiten/) |
| General literature | Greiner, W., Graf von der Schulenburg, J.-M. (2013), Gesundheitsökonomik, 3. Auflage, Tübingen. Breyer, Zweifel, Kifmann (2013), Gesundheitsökonomik, 6. Auflage, Berlin, Heidelberg. Angrist, J. D., Pischke, J. S. (2009), Mostly harmless econometrics: An empiricist's companion, 1. Auflage, Princeton, New Jersey. |
| Basic literature as an introduction to each topic | No |
| Methodology | Literature works |
| Special software used | None |
| Recommended word processing software | No particular recommendation |
| Page count of term paper | 3 - 5 pages |
| Discussion of outline | Opportunity of an individual appointment with the supervisor |
| Performance requirements/ grading incl. weighting of grade | Compulsory attendance, written part 75 % and presentation 25 % |
| Assessor | Prof. Dr. Arndt Reichert |
| Contact Person | Prof. Dr. Arndt Reichert, Kukyoung Heo |
| Group work and assignment of topics | |
| Group work | No (however, a group session will be offered for students to discuss their current progress on seminar presentations/paper). |
| Group size | - |
| Procedure for the composition of the groups | - |
| Topic | List of topics and research articles available for selection will be published in Stud.IP on 03/10/2023 |
| Procedure of topic assignment | Preference-based |
| Type of pre-registration | Stud.IP |
| Schedule | |
| Pre-registration/application | 09/10/2023, 9:00 a.m. – 17/10/2023, 6:00 p.m. (maximum 20 people + 5 on waiting list; first come, first served) |
| Preliminary meeting / topic presentation / kick-off meeting | Expectedly 26/10/2023 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (or 27/10/2023) |
| Topic assignment | Expectedly 18/10/2023 |
| Binding registration | Until 24/10/2023 |
| Start of working on term paper | After binding registration |
| Presentation submission + assignment of short papers | 28/11/2023, 12:00 p.m. |
| Presentation event | Expectedly 30/11/2023 (or 01/12/2023) |
| Term paper submission | 15/12/2023 |
Seminar in Applied Health Economics and Impact Analysis (375023)
Last Change: 12.09.23
