2 papers
cs.CY2021
Models and numbers: Representing the world or imposing order?
Matthias Kaiser, Tatjana Buklijas, Peter Gluckman
We argue for a foundational epistemic claim and a hypothesis about the production and uses of mathematical epidemiological models, exploring the consequences for our political and…
cs.CY2020
Should policy makers trust composite indices? A commentary on the pitfalls of inappropriate indices for policy formation
Matthias Kaiser, Andrew Tzer-Yeu Chen, Peter Gluckman
This paper critically discusses the use and merits of global indices, in particular, the Global Health Security Index or GHSI (Cameron et 2019) in times of an imminent crisis, like…