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This paper explores how governments may efficiently inform the public about an epidemic to induce compliance with their … exaggerate the severity of the epidemic if the government heavily prioritizes the economy over population health or vice versa … severity of the epidemic. When the government weighs the economy and population health sufficiently equally, however, the …
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This paper explores how governments may efficiently inform the public about an epidemic to induce compliance with their … exaggerate the severity of the epidemic if it heavily prioritizes the economy over population health or vice versa. Importantly … the epidemic. When the government weighs the economy and population health sufficiently equally, however, the government …
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This paper explores how governments may efficiently inform the public about an epidemic to induce compliance with their … exaggerate the severity of the epidemic if it heavily prioritizes the economy over population health or vice versa. Importantly … the epidemic. When the government weighs the economy and population health sufficiently equally, however, the government …
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The book presents a basic introduction to epidemiology from the perspective of economics, using economic modeling to better understand and describe how infectious disease spreads. Three main elements are introduced: epidemiology, social network analysis, and the economics needed to model the...
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A game-theoretic setting is used to illuminate the conflict between vaccination proponents and vaccination opponents. A central result is that vaccination proponents could in principle persuade vaccination opponents to vaccinate by means of subsidization. Such a subsidy could increase benefits...
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Hepatitis B (HBV) is one of the most common infectious diseases, with a worldwide annual incidence of over 250 million people. About one-third of the cases are in China. While China made significant efforts to implement a nationwide HBV vaccination program for newborns, a significant number of...
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