1. Framework describing the fearonomic effect of an Ebola on businesses and economy Misinformation, disease's case fatality rate, perception of disease due to media hype, knowledge gap due to disease being new to the area or a new/emerging disease are all factors that amplify fearonomic effects of an epidemic by enhancing misinformation and/or fear-based aversion behaviour.
Framework describing the fearonomic effect of an Ebola on businesses and economy Misinformation, disease's case fatality rate, perception of disease due to media hype, knowledge gap due to disease being new to the area or a new/emerging disease are all factors that amplify fearonomic effects of an epidemic by enhancing misinformation and/or fear-based aversion behaviour. We define fearonomic effects as the direct and the indirect economic effects of both misinformation and fear-induced aversion behaviour, exhibited by individuals, organizations, or countries during an outbreak or epidemic.
Sulzhan Bali et al. BMJ Glob Health 2016;1:e000111
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