An Agent-based modeling of Pandemics incorporating Health, Economics and Social Studies

• Project/Area Number: 24KJ0977
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 国内
• Review Section: Basic Section 58010:Medical management and medical sociology-related
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: CHU Jianing 東京大学, 大学院新領域創成科学研究科, 特別研究員(DC1)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-23 – 2027-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)

Outline of Research at the Start

Health-related problems like the aging society, diseases outbreak pose challenges to macroeconomics (unemployment, GDP, inflation) and public health system (healthcare expenditure, healthcare workers, insurance coverage). This study aims to tackle these challenges by exploring the money flow dynamics among five agents: 1) the government/central bank, 2) firms, 3) households, 4) medical institutions, and 5) insurance fund. Additionally, this study aims to assess the system's stability and its capacity for self-adjustment, drawing insights from Mark 0 and Japan's current public health system.