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This course introduces students to the economic approach to evaluating obesity. It focuses on the attributable health care expenditures, quality adjusted life years, productivity changes. In addition to that, consumer sovereignty, and the incentives and regulations that can be used to change individual adult, parent, and child behavior. If students are interested in this economics field then this course is the right one for them.

Assessment

This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.

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Course Credit: JHSPH Open

Course Curriculum

Lecture 0 Course Introduction 00:10:00
Lecture 1 (a) Obesity Economics 00:10:00
Lecture 1 (b) Obesity Economics 00:10:00
Lecture 1 (c) Obesity Economics 00:10:00
Lecture 2 (a) Basic Facts of Obesity as Presented by Finkelstein 00:05:00
Lecture 2 (b) Basic Facts of Obesity as Presented by Finkelstein 00:05:00
Lecture 3 Consumers, Incentives, and Weight 00:10:00
Lecture 4 Limitations of Consumer Sovereignty 00:10:00
Lecture 5 (a) Role of Government and Potential Policies 00:10:00
Lecture 5 (b) Role of Government and Potential Policies 00:10:00
Lecture 5 (c) Role of Government and Potential Policies 00:10:00
Lecture 6 (a) Who Benefits from Obesity 00:05:00
Lecture 6 (b) Who Benefits from Obesity 00:05:00
Lecture 6 (c) Who Benefits from Obesity 00:05:00
Assessment
Submit Your Assignment 00:00:00
Certification 00:00:00

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