Matching theory and evidence on Covid‐19 using a stochastic network SIR model
用随机网络 SIR 模型匹配新冠疫情理论与证据
Summary 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 and active cases for single as well as multigroup epidemic models. These moment conditions are used to investigate the identification and estimation of the transmission rates. The paper then proposes a method that jointly estimates the transmission rate and the magnitude of under‐reporting of…