A literature review of the economics of COVID‐19

A Brodeur, D Gray, A Islam… - Journal of economic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The goal of this piece is to survey the developing and rapidly growing literature on the
economic consequences of COVID‐19 and the governmental responses, and to synthetize …

The economic consequences of R= 1: Towards a workable behavioural epidemiological model of pandemics

JS Gans - Review of Economic Analysis, 2022 - erudit.org
This paper reviews the literature on incorporating behavioural elements into epidemiological
models of pandemics. While modelling behaviour by forward-looking rational agents can …

Testing, voluntary social distancing, and the spread of an infection

D Acemoglu, A Makhdoumi, A Malekian… - Operations …, 2024 - pubsonline.informs.org
We study the effects of testing policy on voluntary social distancing and the spread of an
infection. Agents decide their social activity level, which determines a social network over …

Government mandated lockdowns do not reduce COVID-19 deaths: implications for evaluating the stringent New Zealand response

J Gibson - New Zealand Economic Papers, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The New Zealand policy response to Coronavirus was the most stringent in the world during
the Level 4 lockdown. Up to 10 billion dollars of output (≈ 3.3% of GDP) was lost in moving …

[PDF][PDF] Spatio-Temporal influence of Non-Pharmaceutical interventions policies on pandemic dynamics and the economy: the case of COVID-19

T Lazebnik, L Shami… - Economic research …, 2022 - hrcak.srce.hr
Spatio-Temporal influence of Non-Pharmaceutical interventions policies on pandemic
dynamics and the Page 1 Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=rero20 …

Intervention policy influence on the effect of epidemiological crisis on industry-level production through input–output networks

T Lazebnik, L Shami… - Socio-Economic Planning …, 2023 - Elsevier
During a global epidemiological crisis, lockdowns and border closures substantially disrupt
international supply chains, underscoring the importance of choosing an intervention policy …

Impacts of game-theoretic activation on epidemic spread over dynamical networks

AR Hota, T Sneh, K Gupta - SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 2021 - SIAM
We investigate the evolution of epidemics over dynamical networks when nodes choose to
interact with others in a selfish and decentralized manner. Specifically, we analyze the …

[HTML][HTML] Public health and expert failure

R Koppl - Public Choice, 2023 - Springer
In a modern democracy, a public health system includes mechanisms for the provision of
expert scientific advice to elected officials. The decisions of elected officials generally will be …

Delays in death reports and their implications for tracking the evolution of COVID-19

E Gutierrez, A Rubli, T Tavares - Available at SSRN 3645304, 2020 - papers.ssrn.com
Understanding the determinants and implications of delays in reporting COVID-19 deaths is
important for managing the epidemic. Contrasting England and Mexico, we document that …

The social cost of contacts: Theory and evidence for the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

MF Quaas, J Meya, H Schenk, B Bos… - Available at SSRN …, 2020 - papers.ssrn.com
Building on the epidemiological SIR model we present an economic model with
heterogeneous individuals deriving utility from social contacts creating infection risks …