Episode 61: Model Analysis – The Model Behind the Madness

Welcome back to the PFA podcast.

Phil Magness, an economist/historian, and Roger Tipping II join us to discuss the Ferguson model and the issues with the model. This is the model many countries are using to lead their COVID policies.

Show Notes

• Strategies for containing an emerging influenza pandemic in Southeast Asia
• Code Review of Ferguson’s Model
• COVID-19 CovidSim microsimulation model
• What Will Be the Economic Impact of COVID-19 in the US? Rough Estimates of Disease Scenarios
• COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)