Workshop on Economics of Epidemiology

The Theoretical and Applied Microeconomics (TAM) research cluster of the Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting is delighted to host a one-day virtual workshop on Economics of Epidemiology on 13th of May, 2021. Confirmed speakers are Matthew. O Jackson (Stanford), Philip Barrett (IMF), Miltos Makris (Kent) and Flavio Toxvaerd (Cambridge). Anyone interested is welcome to attend. The programme is given below. For registration (free) , please click here.

Programme (UK time):

13.45-13.50

Welcome

13.50-14.50 (Overview on Economics of Epidemiology)

Flavio Toxvaerd (University of Cambridge)

15.00-16.00 (Keynote Lecture: Interacting Regional Policies in Containing a Disease)

Matthew O. Jackson (Stanford University)

(co-authored with Arun G. Chandrashekahr, Paul S. Goldsmith-Pinkham and Samuel Thau)

16.15-17.00 (Great Expectations: Social Distancing in Anticipation of Pharmaceutical Innovations)

Miltiadis Makris (University of Kent)

(co-authored with Flavio Toxvaerd)

17.00-17.45 (Social Unrest and Epidemics)

Philip Barrett (International Monetary Fund)

(co-authored with Sophia Chen)