Forex Factory

Covid-19 briefing: extensions to the SIR model

The SIR model, first developed by Kermack and McKendrick (1927), remains the canonical epidemiological model. It a natural choice for economists seeking to model the interplay between economic and ...
Forex Factory

Covid-19 briefing: extensions to the SIR model

The SIR model, first developed by Kermack and McKendrick (1927), remains the canonical epidemiological model. It a natural choice for economists seeking to model the interplay between economic and ...
Mint

Opinion | What the SIR model tells us about a pandemic

Lots of discussions, two weeks into a 21-day lockdown, on how it will end. Suddenly, we’re familiar with a phrase like “staggered exit”, and there are whispers of it continuing beyond 21 days, and ...
News Medical

Scientists modify existing SIR class pandemic prediction model

A painful tradeoff between a number of infected and negative economic impact must be considered before deciding on the lockdown strategy within a city. As national economies continue to crumble, ...