Cynthia Fan Yang

collaborators

2 papers

econ.EM2023

Structural Econometric Estimation of the Basic Reproduction Number for Covid-19 Across U.S. States and Selected Countries

Ida Johnsson, M. Hashem Pesaran, Cynthia Fan Yang

This paper proposes a structural econometric approach to estimating the basic reproduction number ( $R_{0}$ ) of Covid-19. This approach identifies $R_{0}$ in a p…

econ.EM2021

Matching Theory and Evidence on Covid-19 using a Stochastic Network SIR Model

M. Hashem Pesaran, Cynthia Fan Yang

This paper develops an individual-based stochastic network SIR model for the empirical analysis of the Covid-19 pandemic. It derives moment conditions for the number of infected an…