The possible macroeconomic impact on the UK of an influenza pandemic

Little is known about the possible impact of an influenza pandemic on a nation's economy. We applied the UK macroeconomic model 'COMPACT' to epidemiological data on previous UK influenza pandemics, and extrapolated a sensitivity analysis to cover more extreme disease scenarios. Anal...

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Main Authors: Wren-Lewis, S, Keogh-Brown, M, Edmunds, W, Beutels, P
Format: Working paper
Published: University of Oxford 2009