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INSURING LIFE'S RISKS: HEALTH, AGING, AND POLICY

ECON/RMI 530
Course Description

Covers risks related to health and aging, rationales for social insurance programs to protect against these risks, and costs and benefits of these programs. Broad topics include health insurance, disability insurance, and Social Security and pension policy.

Prerequisties

(ECON 301 or ECON 311 ) and ECON 310 ; or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.16

-8.09% from Historical

Completion Rate
97.37%

-1.79% from Historical

A Rate
18.42%

-52.11% from Historical

Class Size
38

-2.56% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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