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    Essentials of health economics / Diane M. Dewar.

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    • Title:Essentials of health economics / Diane M. Dewar.
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    • Variant Title:Health economics
    • Author/Creator:Dewar, Diane M., author.
    • Published/Created:Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2017]
      ©2017

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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Medical economics--United States.
    • Medical Subjects: Economics, Medical--United States.
      Delivery of Health Care--economics--United States.
      Health Care Sector--United States.
      Insurance, Health--economics--United States.
    • Edition:Second edition.
    • Description:xxii, 189 pages ; 28 cm
    • Series:Essential public health.
    • Summary:Essentials of Health Economics, Second Edition examines the public health care system through the lens of economic theory. Through the use of numerous examples and profiles related to the field, students will learn the importance health economics and its relevance to more general analysis of health policy issues.This text is ideal for courses in programs of public health, health administration, and allied health professions as it conveys the essence of the economic issues at hand while avoiding complicated methodological issues that would interest only students of economics.Written with the non-specialist in mind, the book focuses on how to do descriptive, explanatory and evaluative economics in a systematic way.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781284054620 paperback
      1284054624 paperback
      9781284083859
      1284083853
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction to Engineering Economics
      1. Introduction
      2. Types of Financial Questions
      3. Basic Principles of Engineering Economics
      4. Justifying Financial Proposals
      5. Accounting Verses Engineering Economics
      6. Goals for This Book
      7. Chaper Summary
      Chapter Review and Further Study
      ch. 2 Interest and Financial Equivalence
      1. Introduction
      2. Simple Interest
      3. Compound Interest
      4. Concept of Equivalence in Cash Flows
      5. Making Equal Yearly Payments for Principal and Interest
      6. Chapter Summary
      Chapter Review and Further Study
      ch. 3 Cash Flow
      1. Introduction
      2. Cash-Flow Diagrams
      3. Solving for Other TVM Functions Using Excel
      4. Chapter Summary
      Chapter Review and Further Study
      ch. 4 Cash-Flow Series and Net Present Value
      1. Introduction
      2. Uniform Series Cash Flow
      3. Uniform Series Cash Flow with a Balloon Payment
      4. Arithmetic and Geometric Series Cash Flows
      5. Nonuniform Series Cash Flows
      6. Net Present Value and Future Value of Nonuniform Series Cash Flows
      7. Perpetual Cash Flow
      8. Chapter Summary
      Chapter Review and Further Study
      ch. 5 Nominal and Effective Interest Rates
      1. Introduction
      2. Effective Rate of Interest
      3. Monthly Deposits and Varying Compounding Frequencies
      4. Continuous Compounding
      5. Effective Rates of Interest for a Credit Card
      6. Finding the APR when Effective Rate of Interest is Known
      7. Other Examples Dealing with Effective Rate
      8. Chapter Summary
      Chapter Review and Further Study
      ch. 6 Project Justification Methods
      1. Introduction
      2. Capital Recovery
      3. Payback Period
      4. Minimum Attractive Rate of Return
      5. Project Justification Methods
      6. Multiple IRR Rates
      7. Modified Internal Rate of Return
      8. Chapter Summary
      Chapter Review and Further Study
      ch. 7 Sensitivity Analysis
      1. Introduction
      2. Equivalence Using the GOAL SEEK Function
      3. Running Sensitivity Analysis to Find Multiple Values
      4. Finding a Balloon Payment Using the GOAL SEEK Function
      5. Chapter Summary
      Chapter Review and Further Study
      ch. 8 Amortization, Depreciation, and Income Taxes
      1. Introduction
      2. Mortgage Loans
      3. Depreciation
      4. Income Taxes
      5. Selling of Depreciated Property
      6. Chapter Summary
      Chapter Review and Further Study
      ch. 9 Realistic Cash Flow Projections (A Case Study)
      1. Introduction
      2. Josh Manufacturing Inc.
      3. Projected Capital Expenses and Amortization
      4. Investment and Amortization
      5. Total Depreciation Expenses
      6. Gross Profit Calculations
      7. Sales and Administrative Expenses and Other Expenses
      8. Taxes
      9. Cash-Flow Statement
      10. Finding an IRR and MIRR for the Project
      11. Finding the Payback Period for the Project
      12. Conducting Sensitivity Analysis on the Project
      13. Chapter Summary
      Chapter Review and Further Study
      ch. 10 Choosing the Best Option from Multiple Projects
      1. Introduction
      2. Types of Projects
      3. Economic Criteria for Selecting a Project from Multiple Projects
      4. Comparing a Finite Life Project with a Perpetual Life Project
      5. Making Project Selections from Multiple Options
      6. Chapter Summary
      Chapter Review and Further Study
      ch. 11 Cost-Benefit Analysis for Public Projects
      1. Introduction
      2. Conducting CB Analysis Using Annual Benefits and Costs
      3. Conducting CB Analysis When Benefits and Costs Increase with Inflation
      4. Conducting Sensitivity Analysis on Benefit-to-Cost Ratio
      5. Incremental Benefit-Cost-Ratio Analysis
      6. Creating a Decision Table for Public Works Projects
      7. Making Project Selections Based on B/C Ratios for Multiple Mutually Exclusive Projects
      8. Chapter Summary
      Chapter Review and Further Study.
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