Publications by authors named "Yutang Xiong"
Article Synopsis
- Understanding future dynamics in human and natural development is crucial for creating effective policies to tackle global challenges.
- A protocol is provided for integrating external data into the International Futures (IFs) model, focusing on key variables like socioeconomic pathways.
- The protocol includes steps for installing necessary software, importing data, running the model, and extracting results, with more detailed guidance available in Moyer's work.
Background: SARS-CoV-2, a new coronavirus first reported by China on December 31st, 2019, has led to a global health crisis that continues to challenge governments and public health organizations. Understanding COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) is key for informing messaging strategies to contain the pandemic. Cross-national studies (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe COVID-19 pandemic has changed the course of human development. In this manuscript we analyze the long-term effect of COVID-19 on poverty at the country-level across various income thresholds to 2050. We do this by introducing eight quantitative scenarios that model the future of Sustainable Development Goal 1 (SDG1) achievement using alternative assumptions about COVID-19 effects on both economic growth and inequality in the International Futures model.
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