2021
Adaptive Policies to Balance Health Benefits and Economic Costs of Physical Distancing Interventions during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Yaesoubi R, Havumaki J, Chitwood MH, Menzies NA, Gonsalves G, Salomon JA, Paltiel AD, Cohen T. Adaptive Policies to Balance Health Benefits and Economic Costs of Physical Distancing Interventions during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Medical Decision Making 2021, 41: 386-392. PMID: 33504258, PMCID: PMC8084913, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x21990371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdaptive policiesClear decision rulesSocial costsEconomic costsPolicy makersPhysical distancing policiesDecision toolPolicyPhysical distancing interventionsDistancing policiesModel-based experimentsDecision rulesReal-time surveillance dataCostCOVID-19 pandemicMakersShorter overall durationMore complex modelsHealth benefitsComplex modelsPandemicCurrent pandemicCOVID-19BenefitsRules
2003
Economic Costs of Influenza-Related Work Absenteeism
Akazawa M, Sindelar JL, Paltiel AD. Economic Costs of Influenza-Related Work Absenteeism. Value In Health 2003, 6: 107-115. PMID: 12641861, DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4733.2003.00209.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNet benefitEconomic costsMedical Expenditure Panel Survey Household ComponentMean productivity costsAverage work lossDollar termsUS dollarsEmployment dataProductivity impactEconomic attractivenessNumber of workdaysWorking-age peopleHousehold ComponentProductivity costsWorker productivityWorker absenteeismEmployment factorsSimple frameworkInfluenza-like illnessDecision analysisReduced absenteeismCostBaseline analysisInfluenza vaccinationTerms of absence