Practice exam Health Economics
10 questions with 44 points
Grade is total amount of points/4.4
1)Why do we use DALY’s? Name two strengths and two weaknesses of the use of DALY. (5 points)
2A) Policymakers try to intervene at different stages of the formation of health. Their manners to
do so are by regulations, information provision and public health programs such as immunization.
Why should the government step in and intervene at the health care market? Give two reasons (4
points).
B) There is a health policy trilemma that governments have while designing a policy. Explain what
this means and give an example of a trade-off. (3 points)
3)An uninsured household in South-Africa consists of 7 family members. One of them becomes ill.
Name 4 strategies which the household can use to cope with this uninsured health shock and
explain what the strategies mean by giving an example. (4 points).
4)Bob has made a Benefit Incidence Analysis of the government spending on health care in South-
Africa. What does the following graph with its concentration curve show us? What kind of
distribution is it? Explain. (5 points)
5) The Oregon Medicaid Experiment and the RAND study investigated to what extend the demand
for healthcare is price (in)elastic. What were the main results of the study? You don’t have to recall
numbers, just explain briefly the outcomes for different types of care. (3 points).
6) In the following graph you can see the price-elasticity for two types of care. What is the price-
elasticity for outpatient care? What does this outcome mean? (3 points)
10 questions with 44 points
Grade is total amount of points/4.4
1)Why do we use DALY’s? Name two strengths and two weaknesses of the use of DALY. (5 points)
2A) Policymakers try to intervene at different stages of the formation of health. Their manners to
do so are by regulations, information provision and public health programs such as immunization.
Why should the government step in and intervene at the health care market? Give two reasons (4
points).
B) There is a health policy trilemma that governments have while designing a policy. Explain what
this means and give an example of a trade-off. (3 points)
3)An uninsured household in South-Africa consists of 7 family members. One of them becomes ill.
Name 4 strategies which the household can use to cope with this uninsured health shock and
explain what the strategies mean by giving an example. (4 points).
4)Bob has made a Benefit Incidence Analysis of the government spending on health care in South-
Africa. What does the following graph with its concentration curve show us? What kind of
distribution is it? Explain. (5 points)
5) The Oregon Medicaid Experiment and the RAND study investigated to what extend the demand
for healthcare is price (in)elastic. What were the main results of the study? You don’t have to recall
numbers, just explain briefly the outcomes for different types of care. (3 points).
6) In the following graph you can see the price-elasticity for two types of care. What is the price-
elasticity for outpatient care? What does this outcome mean? (3 points)
