Group testing against Covid-19

Group testing against Covid-19 — Covid Economics 2, 32–42 (2020)
Authors

Christian Gollier

Olivier Gossner

Abstract

We show how group testing can be used in three applications to multiply the efficiency of tests: estimation of virus prevalence, releasing group to the work force, and testing for individual infectious status. For an infection level around 2%, group testing could potentially allow to save 94% of tests in the first application, 95% in the second, and 85% in the third one.

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Covid Economics 2, 32–42 (8 April 2020)

EconPol brief PDF Published version

Also issued as EconPol Policy Brief, No. 24 (2020). The downloadable PDF above is the EconPol version; the published-version link opens the complete issue of Covid Economics.

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@article{gollier2020,
  author = {Gollier, Christian and Gossner, Olivier},
  title = {Group Testing Against {Covid-19}},
  journal = {Covid Economics},
  number = {2},
  pages = {32–42},
  date = {2020},
  url = {https://gossner.me/papers/group-testing-against-covid-19.html},
  langid = {en},
  abstract = {We show how group testing can be used in three
    applications to multiply the efficiency of tests: estimation of
    virus prevalence, releasing group to the work force, and testing for
    individual infectious status. For an infection level around 2\%,
    group testing could potentially allow to save 94\% of tests in the
    first application, 95\% in the second, and 85\% in the third one.}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Gollier, Christian, and Olivier Gossner. 2020. “Group Testing Against Covid-19.” Covid Economics, no. 2: 32–42. https://gossner.me/papers/group-testing-against-covid-19.html.