Historically, infectious diseases caused considerable damage to human societies, and they
continue to do so today. To help reduce their impact, mathematical models of disease …

Background Worldwide eradication of wild polioviruses is likely to yield substantial health
and financial benefits, provided we finish the job. Challenges in the four endemic areas …

We analyze the externalities that arise when social and economic interactions transmit
infectious diseases such as COVID-19. Individually rational agents do not internalize that …

Background Existing epidemiological models have largely tended to neglect the impact of
individual behaviour on the dynamics of diseases. However, awareness of the presence of …

The structure of representative agents and decentralisation of the social planner's problem
provide a framework for the economics of infection and associated externalities. Optimal …

Public policies intended to induce behavioral change, specifically incentives to reduce
interpersonal contacts or to “social distance,” increasingly play a prominent role in public …

This paper evaluates the impact of COVID-19 media coverage in mitigating its spread in
China during the early phase of the pandemic. We construct a provincial-level dataset on …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of a sanitation campaign that combines"
shaming"(ie emotional motivators) with subsidies for poor households in rural Orissa, an …

We consider health and environmental quality in developing countries, where limited
resources constrain behaviors that combat enormously burdensome health challenges. We …

Mathematical epidemiology, one of the oldest and richest areas in mathematical biology,
has significantly enhanced our understanding of how pathogens emerge, evolve, and …