Analysing the Combined Health, Social and Economic Impacts of the Corona Virus Pandemic Using Agent‑Based Social Simulation
Frank Dignum (Umeå University)
Virginia Dignum (Umeå University)
Paul Davidsson (Malmö University)
Amineh Ghorbani (TU Delft - Energy and Industry)
Mijke van der Hurk (Universiteit Utrecht)
Maarten Jensen (Umeå University)
Christian Kammler (Umeå University)
Fabian Lorig (Malmö University)
Luis Gustavo Ludescher (Umeå University)
Alexander Melchior (Universiteit Utrecht)
René Mellema (Umeå University)
Cezara Pastrav (Umeå University)
Loïs Vanhee (University of Caen)
Harko Verhagen (Stockholm University)
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Abstract
During the COVID-19 crisis there have been many difficult decisions governments and other decision makers had to make. E.g. do we go for a total lock down or keep schools open? How many people and which people should be tested? Although there are many good models from e.g. epidemiologists on the spread of the virus under certain conditions, these models do not directly translate into the interventions that can be taken by government. Neither can these models contribute to understand the economic and/or social consequences of the interventions. However, effective and sustainable solutions need to take into account this combination of factors. In this paper, we propose an agent-based social simulation tool, ASSOCC, that supports decision makers understand possible consequences of policy interventions, but exploring the combined social, health and economic consequences of these interventions.
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