New model predicts the spread of COVID-19—and how to manage financial and economic risks
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 09:10
in Mathematics & Economics
University of Technology Sydney mathematician, Professor Eckhard Platen, has shown that mathematical models normally reserved for the world of finance, very accurately predict the spread of COVID-19. Importantly, they hold clues that can be used to understand the timing of lifting control measures, he says.