# Merging Economics and Epidemiology to Improve the Prediction and Management of Infectious Disease

## Author(s): Perrings, Charles; Castillo-Chavez, Carlos; Chowell, Gerardo; Daszak, Peter; Fenichel, Eli P.; et al

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dc.contributor.authorPerrings, Charles-
dc.contributor.authorCastillo-Chavez, Carlos-
dc.contributor.authorChowell, Gerardo-
dc.contributor.authorDaszak, Peter-
dc.contributor.authorFenichel, Eli P.-
dc.contributor.authorFinnoff, David-
dc.contributor.authorHoran, Richard D.-
dc.contributor.authorKilpatrick, A. Marm-
dc.contributor.authorKinzig, Ann P.-
dc.contributor.authorKuminoff, Nicolai V.-
dc.contributor.authorLevin, Simon A.-
dc.contributor.authorMorin, Benjamin-
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Katherine F.-
dc.contributor.authorSpringborn, Michael-
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-19T18:36:31Z-
dc.date.available2019-04-19T18:36:31Z-
dc.date.issued2014-12en_US
dc.identifier.citationPerrings, Charles, Castillo-Chavez, Carlos, Chowell, Gerardo, Daszak, Peter, Fenichel, Eli P., Finnoff, David, Horan, Richard D., Kilpatrick, A. Marm, Kinzig, Ann P., Kuminoff, Nicolai V., Levin, Simon A., Morin, Benjamin, Smith, Katherine F., Springborn, Michael. (2014). Merging Economics and Epidemiology to Improve the Prediction and Management of Infectious Disease. EcoHealth, 11 (4), 464 - 475. doi:10.1007/s10393-014-0963-6en_US
dc.identifier.issn1612-9202-
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr16q7n-
dc.description.abstractMathematical epidemiology, one of the oldest and richest areas in mathematical biology, has significantly enhanced our understanding of how pathogens emerge, evolve, and spread. Classical epidemiological models, the standard for predicting and managing the spread of infectious disease, assume that contacts between susceptible and infectious individuals depend on their relative frequency in the population. The behavioral factors that underpin contact rates are not generally addressed. There is, however, an emerging a class of models that addresses the feedbacks between infectious disease dynamics and the behavioral decisions driving host contact. Referred to as ‘‘economic epidemiology’’ or ‘‘epidemiological economics,’’ the approach explores the determinants of decisions about the number and type of contacts made by individuals, using insights and methods from economics. We show how the approach has the potential both to improve predictions of the course of infectious disease, and to support development of novel approaches to infectious disease management.en_US
dc.format.extent464 - 475en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEcoHealthen_US
dc.rightsFinal published version. This is an open access article.en_US
dc.titleMerging Economics and Epidemiology to Improve the Prediction and Management of Infectious Diseaseen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1007/s10393-014-0963-6-
dc.date.eissued2014-09-19en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1612-9210-
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