Economic Epidemiology (ECON 485)
The Department is offering an exciting new 400 level elective beginning in January 2023. This course provides an overview of the field of economic epidemiology, the study of how behavioural response and policy intervention influence the spread of communicable disease. Topics may include: biological and behavioral compartment models of the spread of disease, the relationships between disease, economic growth and other economic outcomes, the economics of antimicrobial resistance, and evaluation of policies intended to reduce spread of disease, such as vaccination, mask mandates, and lockdowns.
- Course Instructor: Chris Auld
- Prerequisites: Economics 313 and one of: Economics 345, Economics 365, Statistics 350 (Students who do not have the ECON 313 prerequisite are encouraged to fill out this prerequisite waiver form: https://www.uvic.ca/socialsciences/economics/assets/docs/nov-2018-prerequisite-waiver-form.pdf if they are interested in taking the course)
