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Title: Integrated epi-econ assessment

Author(s): Timo Boppart, Karl Harmenberg, John Hassler, Per Krusell and Jonna Olsson

Publication Date: December 2020

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Programme Area(s): Macroeconomics and Growth and Monetary Economics and Fluctuations

Abstract: We formulate an economic time use model and add to it an epidemiological SIR block. In the event of an epidemic, households shift their leisure time from activities with a high degree of social interaction to activities with less, and also choose to work more from home. Our model highlights the different actions taken by young individuals, who are less severely affected by the disease, and by old individuals, who are more vulnerable. We calibrate our model to time use data from ATUS, employment data, epidemiological data, and estimates of the value of a statistical life. There are qualitative as well as quantitative differences between the competitive equilibrium and social planner allocation and, moreover, these depend critically on when a cure arrives. Due to the role played by social activities in people's welfare, simple indicators such as deaths and GDP are insufficient for judging outcomes in our economy.

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Boppart, T, Harmenberg, K, Hassler, J, Krusell, P and Olsson, J. 2020. 'Integrated epi-econ assessment'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=15595