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ANNUAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS
Volume 15, Issue -, Pages 7-27Publisher
ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-financial-110821-020639
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epidemiological modeling; epidemiological forecasting
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This article reviews the main elements of epidemiological models and discusses the role of economists in public health policies, particularly in assessing cost-effectiveness and improving modeling of human behavior changes.
The world has been confronted in recent decades with several infectious disease outbreaks caused by novel pathogens, with the COVID-19 pandemic being the most severe of these. In this article, I review some of the main elements of epidemiological models used to forecast the trajectory of a new epidemic and to guide public health policy responses to a new infectious disease. I argue that economists have a lot to contribute to the discussion of public health policies, particularly in regard to assessing the costs and benefits of alternative policies and in improving the modeling of changes in human behavior in response to new infectious diseases. This survey is intended to serve economists interested in starting research in these areas.
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