- Introduces public health and medical professionals to the economic analysis and modeling of infectious disease
- Introduces economists to issues of epidemiology
- Provides an introduction of social network analysis into the study of infectious disease
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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 behavior of individuals in the presence of infectious disease. The book aims to provide a starting point for discussion between medical professionals, social scientists and public health officials, the three groups interested in the spread of disease.
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From the reviews:
“This book provides a unique view of the intersection of economics, epidemiology, and social interactions. … the purpose of this book is to enable scientists in fields related to public health understand economics and vice versa. … The author does a wonderful job of accomplishing these objectives. … a valuable tool for scientists in both economics and public health to help them understand how tightly these two fields interact. The author has done an exemplary job presenting the information for readers in both fields.” (Angela Jean Schneider, Doody’s Book Reviews, November, 2013)
- Table of contents (9 chapters)
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An Introduction to Epidemic Modeling
Pages 3-7
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Simple Epidemics and SIS Models
Pages 9-16
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SIR
Pages 17-27
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Economic Modeling and Epidemiology
Pages 31-39
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Econometrics and Epidemiology
Pages 41-44
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Economics of Epidemiology
- Authors
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- Troy Tassier
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Public Health
- Copyright
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-642-38120-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-38120-1
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-38119-5
- Series ISSN
- 2192-3698
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 94
- Number of Illustrations
- 20 b/w illustrations
- Topics
