One of the most effective measures to delay the spread of the current COVID-19 pandemic is social distancing. However, the effectiveness of protective measures depends on individuals' behavior, which is usually motivated by personal considerations. There is a game situation: Individuals' behaviors affect the spread of the epidemic, but the epidemic's prevalence also affects people's motivation to practice social distancing.
The work:
A.-R. Lagos, I. Kordonis, G. P. Papavassilopoulos
'Games of Social Distancing during an Epidemic: Local vs. Statistical Information',
investigates the effects of the structure of the network of social interactions, the quality of information, and the capacity of the health-care system on the spread of an epidemic.
The work:
I. Kordonis, A.-R. Lagos, G. P. Papavassilopoulos 'Nash Social Distancing Games with Equity Constraints: How Inequality Aversion Affects the Spread of Epidemics',
examines the case where individuals are averted towards inequality and the effects of this attitude on the spread of epidemics.
For this research, I cooperate with Ph.D. candidate A.R. Lagos and Professor G.P. Papavassilopoulos from NTUA.