The social cost of contacts: Theory and evidence for the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248288
Abstract: Building on the epidemiological SIR model, we present an economic model with heterogeneous individuals deriving utility from social contacts creating infection risks. Focusing on social distancing of individuals susceptible to an infection we theoretically characterize… read more here.
Keywords: germany social; contacts theory; cost contacts; social cost ... See more keywords