Dynamics of COVID‐19: Exploring Behavioral Responsiveness

Ali Mashayekhi; Daniel Gordon; Andrada Tomoaia‐Cotisel; Babak Bahaddin; Hyunjung Kim; Luis Felipe Luna‐Reyes; David F. Andersen

doi:10.1002/sdr.70006

journal article Jun 11, 2025

Dynamics of COVID‐19: Exploring Behavioral Responsiveness

Ali Mashayekhi Daniel Gordon

Andrada Tomoaia‐Cotisel Babak Bahaddin Hyunjung Kim

Luis Felipe Luna‐Reyes

David F. Andersen

System Dynamics Review Vol. 41 No. 3 · Wiley

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Abstract

ABSTRACTIn March 2020, our team initiated a modeling effort whose purposes were to create semantically rich stories about the COVID‐19 pandemic aimed at the public, and to create teaching materials for students of system dynamics. The present paper documents the technical details of the models that have supported that work. To achieve this, the final model is presented in eight layers that present a disaggregated structural description of the many ways that a population reacts to the pandemic. As a secondary purpose, we explore how the disaggregated view of population responsiveness, coupled with a parameter sensitivity analysis, can create a more robust description of “behavioral responsiveness,” a key factor driving a hundredfold variability in cumulative deaths per capita that was seen across societies in the pandemic.

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Published: Jun 11, 2025
Vol/Issue: 41(3)
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Authors

A

Ali Mashayekhi

Sharif University of Technology Tehran Iran

D

Daniel Gordon

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany New York USA

A

Andrada Tomoaia‐Cotisel

RAND Corporation, Pardee RAND Graduate School Santa Monica California USA

B

Babak Bahaddin

University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy Albany New York USA

H

Hyunjung Kim

Thomas Family Fellow in Business, Department of Management, College of Business California State University Chico California USA

L

Luis Felipe Luna‐Reyes

University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy Albany New York USA

D

David F. Andersen

University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy Albany New York USA

Cite This Article

Ali Mashayekhi, Daniel Gordon, Andrada Tomoaia‐Cotisel, et al. (2025). Dynamics of COVID‐19: Exploring Behavioral Responsiveness. System Dynamics Review, 41(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/sdr.70006

Dynamics of COVID‐19: Exploring Behavioral Responsiveness

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