BECE-141 Solved Assignment English Medium 2025-26

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IGNOU BECE-141 Solved Assignment English Medium 2025-26

BACHELOR’S OF ARTS (HONOURS) PROGRAMME
(BAECH)
ASSIGNMENT 2025-26
For July 2025 and January 2026 Admission cycle
COURSE CODE: BECE-141
Economics of Health and Education

ECONOMICS OF HEALTH AND EDUCATION
Tutor Marked Assignments
Course Code: BECE-141
Assignment Code: Asst /TMA /2025-26
Total Marks: 100
ASSIGNMENT ONE
Answer the following Descriptive Category questions in about 500 words each. Each question carries 20 marks. Word limit does not apply in case of numerical questions.
1. a) Why is human capital considered an important determinant of economic development?
b) How does investment in health and Education contribute to the productivity of human capital?
2. What is a merit good? Explain why education is classified as a merit good. Critically examine the implications of treating education as a private good rather than a merit good.
ASSIGNMENT TWO
Answer the following Middle Category questions in about 250 words each. Each question carries 10 marks. Word limit does not apply in case of numerical questions.
3. Discuss the concept of ‘Gender Adjusted Health Equality’ (GAHE).
4. Explain the following:
a. NEP 2020
b. Concentration curve
c. Supplier induced demand
d. Health Equity
5. Distinguish between the ‘cost effectiveness analysis’ and ‘cost utility analysis’ for evaluating the outcomes of health programmes.
ASSIGNMENT THREE
Answer the following Short Category questions in about 100 words each. Each question carries 6 marks.
6. Outline the concept of ‘Catastrophic health expenditure’
7. What are the major causes of market failure in the healthcare sector?
8. Differentiate between Physical Capital and Human Capital.
9. Discuss the concept of ‘School Participation’ in terms of its different indicators.
10. Explain how health is both a consumption and an investment good.

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