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Modeling and analyzing HIV transmission: the effect of contact patterns
(Elsevier, 1988-12)
A compartmental model is presented for the spread of HIV in a homosexual population divided into subgroups by degree of sexual activity. The model includes constant recruitment rates for the susceptibles in the subgroups. ...
The spread and persistence of infectious diseases in structured populations
(Elsevier, 1988)
A basic assumption of many epidemic models is that populations are composed of a homogeneous group of randomly mixing individuals. This is not a realistic assumption. Most actual populations are divided into a number of ...
Averting expenditure and the cost of pollution
(Elsevier, 1981-12)
The paper considers the relationship between the willingness to pay for environmental quality and averting expenditures--that is, the costs of measures undertaken in efforts to counteract the consequences of pollution. The ...
The influence of first generation fertility and economic status on second generation fertility
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Human Sciences Press; Human Sciences Press ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1980-03)
This paper examines the impact of parental economic status and family size on the actual and expected fertility of adult children using longitudinal data from two generations of families participating in the Panel Study ...