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RAPID Choices under Short-Term Threats and Behavioral Response to Social Distancing in the — NSF Award to Cornell University (NY,

Social-interaction restrictions have to be respected to contain the spread of highly contagious diseases such as COVID-19. Ensuring compliance to strict health interventions, however, needs better understanding of individual decisions under risk. Until a vaccine is developed, policy makers not only need to find the bes

Award titleRAPID Choices under Short-Term Threats and Behavioral Response to Social Distancing in the
Award ID2031841
AwardeeCornell University
CityITHACA
StateNY
Amount obligated$102,708
Principal investigatorRicardo Daziano
ProgramDecision, Risk & Mgmt Sci
Start date08/01/2020
AbstractSocial-interaction restrictions have to be respected to contain the spread of highly contagious diseases such as COVID-19. Ensuring compliance to strict health interventions, however, needs better understanding of individual decisions under risk. Until a vaccine is developed, policy makers not only need to find the best incentives for people to avoid physical proximity, but they also need to create plans for relaxing social distancing in the near future. Behavioral forecasts from the models deve
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