Open only to students accepted to the special program Florence Center & University of Florence (courses taught in English).
Taught in English at the University of Florence.
Both education and health are important determinants of human capital which is widely recognized as a key issue for individual well-being and economic development. This course investigates the basic model of education as a human capital investment, discussing the difference between private and social returns to education, and models of education as a signaling and a screening device. This course also analyzes the basic model on the demand for health as a consumption good, a capital investment, and an input into production, stressing the importance of complementarities between health and education.
Prereq: Introductory economics course and and at least one college-level Math course.
Department: Economics
Location: Florence
Semester: Fall
Credits: 3