Table 1 Comparative statics of the equilibrium analysis. These describe how optimal contact rates vary with the other parameters, evaluated under the assumption that a symmetric Nash equilibrium exists such that \(\beta _{i}=\beta _{H}\) for all healthy and \(\beta _{i}=\beta _{S}\) for all sick. See Supplementary Information ‘Comparative Statics Derivations’ for details.
From: Endogenous social distancing and its underappreciated impact on the epidemic curve
A marginal increase in ... | ... leads to ... |
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Social distancing of healthy | Less social distancing of sick |
Social distancing of sick | Less social distancing of healthy |
Size of the healthy population | More social distancing of sick\(^{!}\) |
Size of the sick population | More social distancing of healthy\(^{!}\) |
Pro-social concern of the sick | More social distancing of sick |
Dear of disease of the healthy | More social distancing of healthy* |
