This article reviews the modelling of the spread in Australia of COVID‐19 from the point of view of the discipline of Economics. After a brief overview of the epidemiological approach, we show that other modelling is needed for policy purposes and especially to provide a full understanding of the economic and social costs of disease control. We look at microeconomic aspects of infection, focusing on individual behaviour, the choices facing the individual and implications for policy. The use of a cost–benefit approach and macroeconomic aspects of the pandemic are examined together with the economic consequences of policy response.

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冠状病毒传播建模：经济学观点

本文从经济学学科的角度回顾了 COVID-19 在澳大利亚传播的模型。在简要概述流行病学方法之后，我们表明出于政策目的需要其他模型，特别是为了全面了解疾病控制的经济和社会成本。我们着眼于感染的微观经济方面，重点关注个人行为、个人面临的选择以及对政策的影响。我们对成本效益方法的使用和大流行的宏观经济方面以及政策反应的经济后果进行了审查。