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The thorny problems of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps: The need for a holistic approach

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  • Magda Osman

    (Biological and Experimental Psychology Group, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom)

  • Scott McLachlan

    (Biological and Experimental Psychology Group, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
    Health informatics and Knowledge Engineering Research (HiKER) Group)

  • Peter Lucas

    (Faculty of EEMCS, University of Twente, Netherlands)

  • Kudakwashe Dube

    (Health informatics and Knowledge Engineering Research (HiKER) Group
    School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, New Zealand)

  • Graham A. Hitman

    (Centre for Genomics and Child Health, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom)

  • Evangelia Kyrimi
  • Martin Neil

    (Risk and Information Management, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom)

Abstract

Once we accept the potential advantages that may arise from investing in contact tracing apps (CTA) as a response to the current COVID-19 crisis, we need to consider the different challenges that arise, and how they can be solved. In so doing, and to make the job surmountable, we must understand the challenging class of problems that spans both technical and behavioral issues (thorny issues). In thinking about the value of contact tracing, and the potential resolutions to some of the core problems, this short piece outlines what policy makers may need to consider, especially if we are to successfully deal with the predicted second wave.

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  • Magda Osman & Scott McLachlan & Peter Lucas & Kudakwashe Dube & Graham A. Hitman & Evangelia Kyrimi & Martin Neil, 2020. "The thorny problems of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps: The need for a holistic approach," Journal of Behavioral Economics for Policy, Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE), vol. 4(S), pages 57-61, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:beh:jbepv1:v:4:y:2020:i:s:p:57-61
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    1. > Economics of Welfare > Health Economics > Economics of Pandemics > Specific pandemics > Covid-19 > Health > Tracing

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    1. Michelle Baddeley, 2020. "COVID-19 2020: A year of living dangerously," Journal of Behavioral Economics for Policy, Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE), vol. 4(S3), pages 5-9, December.
    2. Alessandro Cascavilla & Rocco Caferra & Andrea Morone, 2023. "The green and the dark side of distance learning: from environmental quality to socioeconomic inequality," Journal of Behavioral Economics for Policy, Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE), vol. 7(2), pages 33-38, December.
    3. Rehse, Dominik & Tremöhlen, Felix, 2020. "Fostering participation in digital public health interventions: The case of digital contact tracing," ZEW Discussion Papers 20-076, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
    4. Andrea Guazzini & Maria Fiorenza & Gabriele Panerai & Mirko Duradoni, 2021. "What Went Wrong? Predictors of Contact Tracing Adoption in Italy during COVID-19 Pandemic," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-20, November.
    5. Rehse, Dominik & Tremöhlen, Felix, 2022. "Fostering participation in digital contact tracing," Information Economics and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 58(C).

    More about this item

    Keywords

    contact tracing apps; COVID-19; public attitudes and perceptions; privacy; behavioral barriers;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D04 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Policy: Formulation; Implementation; Evaluation
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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